Subtle hand signs coordinate the hundreds of pounding drummers in each of Rio de Janeiro’s glitzy Carnival parades.

It’s that time of year in Rio de Janeiro: Carnival! Carnival in the Brazilian city has two sides: the street parties, known ...

The Carnival is in full swing as music, glam and glee continue to dominate the streets of Rio de Janeiro. Samba school Unidos ...

Carnival always breathes life into the economy of Vila Vintem, on Rio de Janeiro’s west side, but this year there’s even more ...

Four of Rio's top samba schools took center stage on the opening night of Carnival parades on Sunday. (AP video shot by Mario ...

Samba schools light up the Sambadrome Rio's Carnival continued in full swing with top samba schools parading at the ...

The Rio Carnival 2025 kicked off on Sunday night, March 2. The annual festival is renowned for its vibrant samba parades, ...

Rio de Janeiro's massive Sambadrome erupted in noisy celebrations Sunday as the news broke that Brazil won its first Oscar, ...

Rio de Janeiro's mayor handed over the key to the city to its Carnival monarch on Friday, opening King Momo's five-day reign ...

four days after Carnival officially kicks off, is the creation of Paraiso do Tuiuti, one of Rio’s 12 top-flight samba schools competing in the iconic Sambadrome. Tuiuti hopes the tale of ...

Rio’s Carnival queen and princesses joined him ... samba schools will present their Carnival parades at the city’s Sambadrome between Sunday and Tuesday. Follow AP’s coverage of Latin ...

At Rio's Sambadrome, the top 12 samba schools will ... Oscars win could help amplify economic activity generated by the carnival, with estimates for the festival approaching the $1 billion dollar ...