Here’s everything you need to know. Read more: How Brazil’s ‘ugly sister’ might actually be its Cinderella city The Carnival is an annual event that always begins on the Friday before Ash ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s Carnival revelry is ramping ... Rio de Janeiro’s mayor handed over the key to the city to its ...

Including the pre-Carnival period and the Saturday following the festivities (March 8), the city will host 457 authorized associations’ performances. According to Brazil’s National ...

During the fabled celebrations of Carnival, exotic costumes ... recounts many anecdotes that capture the city’s charming and spirited side. Brazilian Playground by Putumayo Kids Presents ...

Brazil's famed Carnival is to begin Friday ... More than 700,000 visitors, including 210,000 foreigners, are expected in the city to watch nearly naked dancing girls and loud drum bands file ...

Heavy rains and floods in São Paulo state, Brazil, killed at least 36 people on Sunday. The city of São Sebastião was one of the hardest hit with dozens of people missing after at least 50 ...

On Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025, the Lagos Fanti Carnival returns, bringing the streets of Lagos to life with a vibrant ...

Banks will be closed Monday (28) and Tuesday (1), according to the Brazilian Federation of Banks (Febraban), and they will not open before noon the following day.

The highly anticipated cultural celebration will occur on Easter Sunday, 20 April, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the Remembrance Arcade, Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos Island. First held in the late 19th ...

Now, their romance heats up once more. Photo: Splash/Mega/Backgrid Carnival in Brazil is all about feathers, samba, and celebration — but Irina Shayk just turned it into her personal runway.

“This first day was better than I imagined. The city is so beautiful,” said Bruno Mota, 41, a geophysicist. “Carnival represents the Brazilian identity. To be Brazilian is to be of Carnival.