Members of the Padre Miguel samba school performing at the Sambadrome during Carnival festivities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. REUTERS ...

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

A dog wearing a tiara and wings attends the “Blocao” dog carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Saturday. The Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — As Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival ...

The Beija-Flor samba school has been crowned winner of Rio de Janeiro's celebrated carnival parade competition. Thousand gathered at the city's giant Sambadrome arena to watch the top 12 samba schools ...

More than 160 carnival groups from across the country filled the Santo Domingo Malecón with color during the 2025 National ...

Subtle hand signs likewise coordinate the hundreds of pounding drummers in each of the glitzy Carnival parades ... three nights of parades will be eager to see flamboyant costumes, towering ...

Haynes’s influence is apparent in the kind of costumes that festivalgoers ... s designs each Carnival. But Brooks didn’t actually join the troupe for the main parade until two years ago ...

Trinidad Carnival is a way of life steeped in history and fueled by an infectious energy that takes over the streets. If ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — As Carnival celebrations kicked off on ... A hydration station was opened and the usual parade through the streets was relocated to prevent the pets’ gentle paws ...

The theme of Portugal's most popular carnival this year was the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution. But was it a fitting celebration of freedom?