Rio de Janeiro's Carnival, Brazil's biggest festival of the year, dazzled with mega-floats, costumes and performances on Tuesday (March 4) evening for the flamboyant celebration's fifth day.

Carnival celebrates vibrant global traditions, blending history, resistance, and cultural expression through music, dance, and costume.

and assembling floats and instruments. Carnival creates some 50,000 jobs throughout the year, without taking into account its passionate volunteers. Jacira De Oliveira Santos isn't here to have a ...

The model was one of many celebrities who jetted off to Brazil ... of skyscraper-sized floats. Emily Ratajkowski/Instagram However, the highlight of her carousel was her Carnival-themed look ...

music-blaring floats, joyous over the movie’s recognition 6,000 miles north. Some creative types had even taken the Boneco de Olinda, a giant traditional puppet often seen during Carnival ...

a Doechii Performance and Nipple-Baring Fashion "It’s imperative to shine a light on the Black community in Brazil, which plays a pivotal role in creating the magic of Carnival. The floats, the ...

According to the executive secretary, Brazil ... biggest carnival in the world, with an average of two million people per day on the streets. The festivities showcase revellers, floats, and ...

Brazilian Carnival season is a spectacle of colours ... is the Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí where the gigantic floats and dancers from the samba schools bring the electric atmosphere to ...

Drum queen Lorena Raissa from Beija-Flor samba school performs during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, early Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) ...