She was cheered by legions of Carnival fans, but 7-year-old Julia Lira, the youngest drum corps queen in memory at Rio's lavish party, broke down crying after being surrounded by cameras early Monday.

Rio de Janeiro is the capital of Carnival in Brazil—a dazzling, five-day extravaganza of parades, music, and street parties.

Millions of dressed-up revelers and schoolchildren took to the streets across Germany to celebrate Carnival with elaborate costumes, chocolates and fervor Monday. The popular street parades in ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil ” A leader of one of Rio’s premiere samba parade groups was shot to death early Wednesday, just days before the city’s famed Carnival celebrations. Guaracy Paes Falcao, 42, vice ...

Rio de Janeiro's Carnival went up in flames for thousands of people who spent nearly a year preparing for the what has been called the World's Greatest Party. It begins on March 5th. There were no ...

One of Rio's most storied Samba schools will explore the "Pain and Passion" of the lives of the Bantu people in the city. Bantu people were the majority of Black people enslaved in Rio. Modern Brazil ...