With talks stalled between the state government and striking police officers in the Brazilian state of Bahia, the police have taken aim at the country's iconic Carnival celebration in a move meant to ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Sound begins blasting ear drums and rattling bones even before the speakers — hauled by big rigs creeping their way through Brazil’s thronging Carnival crowds — draw near. The ...

This year, Brazil’s Carnival celebrations are expected to host 200,000 international tourists who are expected to contribute $200 million in revenue to the South American nation, said officials at ...

Brazil is passionate about celebrations, its enormous cultural diversity resulting in a rich calendar of events held ...

SALVADOR, Brazil – As the multiracial band atop a tractor-trailer launches into a frantic carnival tune, the crowd pulsing below is a kaleidoscope of skin tones, from the deepest black to the palest ...

SALVADOR, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazil officially kicked off World Cup fever on Sunday in a Carnival frenzy, unveiling the national soccer team's new away jersey at one of the biggest street parties on ...

It's Carnival time, and the city of Salvador in northeastern Brazil holds the Guinness World Record for the biggest street party on the planet. This year, Salvador's oldest and largest parade unit has ...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio state police officers voted at a rally Thursday night to begin a strike that could prompt violence during the globe's biggest Carnival bash in spite of government approval of a ...