The "Botafogo Samba Clube" samba school parades through the Sambodrome on the first day of the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. In Rio de Janeiro, the world-famous parades in the Sambodrome have begun with ...

Explore the shanty towns of Río Janeiro and their role in the city's cultural history. The shanty towns of Río Janeiro play a pivotal role in the city's cultural history. They are home to a rich ...

Performers at Rio's Carnival parade at the Sambadrome Marques de Sapucai in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Carl De Souza/Getty Images Performers at Rio's Carnival parade at the Sambadrome Marques de Sapucai ...

After two years without its frenetic festival, sultry samba and towering floats, Rio de Janeiro will hold its famed carnival parades Friday. A member of a carnival samba school performs during a ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Colorful floats and flamboyant dancers are delighting tens of thousands jammed into Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Sambadrome, putting on a delayed Carnival celebration after the ...

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Revellers are sprayed by a water cannon during a street party called "Bloco Das Barbas" in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 18, 2023, part of carnival celebrations ...