Rio’s beaches Copacabana and Ipanema need little introduction. Instead, go to the locals’ beach Praia Vermelha in the ...

This five-day festival leading up to Fat Tuesday brings ... This is also the season when Rio de Janeiro sees the most rainfall, so pack an umbrella. Key Events Crowds and hot summer weather ...

rang in his birthday while shirtless and covered in glitter at Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. Considered Brazil’s most popular holiday, Carnival is a week-long festival — held from Feb. 28 to ...

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 ...

A Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro will present the story of a trans woman nearly burned at the stake in the 16th century as a means to spotlight trans people’s struggle in Brazil, where more of them ...

Rio de Janeiro-based Habanero Film Sales has snapped up the worldwide sales rights to "The Panama Canal Treaties – Son of Tiger & Mule" ("Hijo de Tigre y Mula") in advance of its special screening at ...

I’m taking a bit of Brazilian culture to the festival.” Pagode is a subgenre of samba, a variation of the national Brazilian sound that grew from the Black communities of Rio de Janeiro.