Carnival King Momo Wilson Neto, center holds the key to the city at a ceremony marking the official start of Carnival at the Sambadrome, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, March 1, 2019. Marcelo ...

Rio de Janeiro is the capital of Carnival in Brazil—a dazzling, five-day extravaganza of parades, music, and street parties.

Brazil is among the countries hit hardest by COVID-19, with over 4.6 million confirmed cases Rio de Janeiro has suspended its Carnival parade for the first time in over a century as coronavirus cases ...

A reveller of the Beija Flor de Nilópolis samba school performs during the first night of Rio’s Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio, Brazil, on February 12, 2018. (Photo by… NurPhoto via Getty Images ...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- A cloud of uncertainty that has hung over Rio de Janeiro throughout the coronavirus pandemic has been lifted, but gloom remains -- the annual Carnival parade of flamboyant samba ...

Covid canceled the 2021 festival. Now, the Brazilian city is reclaiming its streets Antonia Mufarech - Correspondent Members of the Portela samba school perform during Rio's Carnival parade. Photo by ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Rio de Janeiro's famously colorful Carnival celebration will return in full force this month and is expected to generate nearly $1 billion in business, an all-time ...

RIO DE JANEIRO – Making out at one of Rio de Janeiro's alcohol-soaked Carnival street parties just got a little easier, with the debut Monday of a party dedicated to the hookup app Tinder. The ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — The annual Carnival parade of flamboyant samba schools in Rio de Janeiro won’t be held in February as planned because of the coronavirus — the first time the over-the-top event has ...

RIO DE JANEIRORIO DE JANEIRO — Rio de Janeiro’s world-famous Carnival officially began with streets parties and revelry Friday amid expectations the first such celebration since Jair Bolsonaro took ...