It’s that time of year in Rio de Janeiro: Carnival! Carnival in the Brazilian city has two sides: the street parties, known ...

HotéisRIO, the Cidade Maravilhosa's hotel owners' association, forecast that hotel occupancy during this year's Carnival ...

The streets of Rio de Janeiro come alive with parties, samba and dazzling costumes as one of the world’s biggest carnivals ...

Rio de Janeiro’s mayor handed over the key to the city to its Carnival monarch on Friday, opening King Momo’s five-day reign ...

Subtle hand signs coordinate the hundreds of pounding drummers in each of Rio de Janeiro’s glitzy Carnival parades.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Sweat streamed down Talita Ferreira Sanches’ face as she pushed a cart loaded with beer and water up the ...

Carnival always breathes life into the economy of Vila Vintem, on Rio de Janeiro’s west side, but this year there’s even more ...

Watch moreRio de Janeiro carnival kicks off amid soaring temperatures ... the cleaning company for the city of Rio, appeared dancing samba to announce the imminent arrival of the games in Rio.

There is still some time to go until the festivities, but street parties and samba school rehearsals are already kicking off ...

RIO, you have been so magical!!! BRAZIL, I’m obsessed with you!" Shayk shared even more clips and reactions on social media, seemingly thrilled with the carnival and her inclusion in the ...

Jag Images/Getty There's a reason they call Rio de Janeiro the Marvelous City ... is precisely what makes the whole world ...

Just a few minutes from the school parades in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome, there’s a huge workforce stitching, fixing, ...