Rio's hotly contested carnival parade has been won by the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school with its tribute to a Brazilian outlaw from the early 20th Century which many compare to Robin Hood.

Rio Carnival is one of the biggest, boldest and brightest events in the Brazilian calendar, and it’s taking the country’s tourism capital by storm next week. The sound of samba rings ...

King Momo” opened the Rio de Janeiro Carnival on Friday at a festive ceremony where he was presented with the keys to the city, which for five days will dance to the beat of the samba to ...

This year's Rio Carnival has been won with a lurid attack ... depicting President Michel Temer as a vampire. Brazil samba schools go political Michel Temer: A master of survival Brazil corruption ...

Performers wear elaborate, colourful costumes and dance to lively samba music. The world famous carnival sees partygoers lining the streets of Rio's Copacabana and Ipanema beaches to dance ...

Samba school Salgueiro was crowned champion of Rio's fiercely competitive Carnival parades on Wednesday, knocking off a powerhouse rival and overcoming a shooting that left three dead outside its ...

The Viradouro samba school wins the Rio 2024 Carnival, securing its third title, in a dazzling display of color and culture. This year’s carnival saw several samba schools paying tribute to Afro ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, February 11. /TASS/. Russian female dancer Yuliana Titaeva will participate in the samba schools parade at the carnival in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro for the second year a row.

Rio de Janeiro's colourful and energetic Carnival has returned for 2024 ... Six of Rio's top samba schools paraded down the Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí on Sunday evening.