Rio de Janeiro's Carnival is using samba parades to spotlight Black Brazilian women writers who rarely get public recognition ...

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An homage to the life of Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva by samba school Acadêmicos de Niterói came in last ...

The second night of parades at Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome began with Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel honoring late ...

A Rio Carnival samba school has honored Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva with a glowing parade, but his rivals are calling it illegal early campaigning.

The world’s biggest party is back as Carnival celebrations return to Brazil with glittery, outrageous costumes, samba rhythms ...

Political critics denounced the show as early campaigning ahead of the October elections. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

That’s exactly what Porto da Pedra will do this weekend at Rio’s famed Sambodrome as annual Carnival celebrations kick off.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — If you have been to Rio de Janeiro’ beaches, this probably sounds familiar: samba music drifting from a nearby kiosk, caipirinha cocktails sold by hawkers, chairs sprawled across ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Samba and literature rarely share the same stage, but at this year's Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, two samba schools used their parades to tell the stories of Black Brazilian ...

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