'Cariocas,' as the residents of Rio call themselves, are preparing for an emotional return of the annual carnival for the first time since the start of the Covid-19 ...

Covid canceled the 2021 festival. Now, the Brazilian city is reclaiming its streets Antonia Mufarech - Correspondent Members of the Portela samba school perform during Rio's Carnival parade. Photo by ...

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 (Reuters) - Rio de Janeiro's famously colorful Carnival celebration will return in full force this month and is expected to generate nearly $1 billion in business, an all-time high, ...

Rio de Janeiro will welcome an estimated 5 million people at its Carnival celebrations this weekend, signaling a comeback for Brazil after two years of COVID-19 put celebrations on hold. The biggest ...

For the first time since the outbreak of COVID-19, the famous Rio de Janeiro carnival has returned. The festival traditionally happens every year in February to mark the start of Lent. The Blocao dog ...