The festivities for Rio's Carnival kicked off Monday night as Samba school ‘Unidos da Tijuca’ took the stage with an Afro-Brazilian religious theme, paying tribute to Logun Edé, a deity from ...

The Beija-Flor samba school has been crowned winner of Rio de Janeiro's celebrated carnival parade competition ... While the overarching theme of Beija-Flor's parade was a tribute to its late ...

Carnival in the Brazilian city has ... hundreds of street parties have been roving through Rio's streets, each with its own aesthetic, theme or musical style. They're raucous, rambunctious romps ...

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) ...