It is 7am on a Monday morning, and women on stilts are beating their feathered wings in time to the joyous sound of trumpets and rhythmic drum beats. We’re moving through streets so packed I can ...

Often called the “Greatest Show on Earth,” this legendary celebration draws in over a million locals and travelers who flood the streets for a days-long spectacular filled with music and city-wide ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Sweat streamed down Talita Ferreira Sanches’ face as she pushed a cart loaded with beer and water up the winding, cobblestone streets in Rio de Janeiro last month, calling out to ...

From Milan Fashion Week to Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. After strutting her stuff on the runway at the Tod’s, Dolce & Gabbana and Blumarine shows in Italy, Irina Shayk, 39, touched down in Brazil to ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It’s that time of year in Rio de Janeiro: Carnival! Carnival in the Brazilian city has two sides: the street parties, known as blocos, and the parades at the legendary Sambadrome ...

Sipping a sugary cocktail as your toes disappear into the white sands of a balneário beach. A sunrise hike through the rainforest, finished off with a bowl of acai and washed down with a zingy lime ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Clowns complete with red noses and tutus delivered the joy of Carnival to sick children in a Rio de Janeiro hospital on Tuesday, bringing the ebullient festivities normally found ...

It may be Fat Tuesday, but the gays are flaunting their toned physiques before Lent begins tomorrow. While many in the US flock to New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras, gay international jetsetters ...