Rio's recent dog-centric off-shoot to the annual Carnival celebrations, draws attention to the growth in block parties for pets and their parents.

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Brazil's Supreme Court has voted to convict two politicians of ordering the murder of the prominent Rio de Janeiro councillor ...

Two samba schools at Rio de Janeiro's Carnival used their parades to honor Black Brazilian female authors Conceição Evaristo and Carolina Maria de Jesus, highlighting the struggles of Black women in ...

Carnival is a festive, pre-Lenten season of public celebration, revelry and masquerade, marked by parades, music and street parties. It is a time of social unity and joy, offering a last burst of ...

You can expect a weather forecast of sweltering temperatures with a 100% chance of Manu Ríos shirtless. If you were in Brazil last week, no doubt you felt the heat as the Elite hunk partied his way ...

In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, hundreds of thousands of people cover themselves in glitter for the biggest party in the world, ...

Revelers gathered Sunday for the Glorious Diving street party, reviving a tradition in Rio de Janeiro that dates back to the ...

When Lourdes Barreto fled her home in Brazil's northeastern state of Paraiba as a teenager -- a move that launched her into sex work and a lifetime of activism -- she never imagined that a samba ...