Carnival, a spectacle celebrating African deities and Catholic saints alike, has become a battleground for religious groups in Brazil.

“I’m Still Here” and “The Secret Agent” have brought Brazil’s exuberant online fan culture to the Academy Awards. But there’s something different about Brazil: a nationwide Oscars fever that is ...

RIO DE JANEIRO – A carnival parade honouring Brazil’s president on Feb 18 came dead last in Rio de Janeiro’s fierce annual competition, as a political backlash grew over elements of the show that ...

Revellers celebrate carnival on Rio de Janeiro’s Flamengo beach. The city collected 1,600 tonnes of rubbish after last year’s parties and parades but microplastic glitter disappears into the ...

A float depicting Brazil's president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of the Academicos de Niteroi samba school Rio de Janeiro's annual carnival parade competition continued its tradition of vibrant dance ...

Rio de Janeiro's annual carnival parade competition continued its tradition of vibrant dance and colour, with samba school Viradouro taking the crown for its tribute to its legendary drum director.

Police officers in Brazil have gone viral on social media after they busted a gang of cellphone thieves at a carnival, dressed as characters from "Scooby Doo". The four undercover police officers in ...

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 ...