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

Brazil’s Carnival muse this year isn’t one of the divas or drum queens parading with the Rio de Janeiro samba schools.

Wow! We received 769 entries in this week’s Carnival Cartoon Caption Contest. I had a feeling y’all would crush this one and ...

Several hundred mud-covered Carnival revelers paraded in the sleepy seaside town of Paraty in southeastern Brazil on Saturday ...

For almost two decades, hundreds of dogs in the upscale Barra da Tijuca region in Rio de Janeiro have wagged their tails to ...

As an adult, Crosby rode on a float in the Rex parade and, later on a horse as a lieutenant. In the latter role, he was out ...

Brazil’s Carnival revelry is ramping up, from the raucous street parties to the glitzy parades. Carnival kicked off Friday ...

The Port of Rio de Janeiro is expected to host eight cruise ships during the upcoming Carnival celebrations, which extend ...

It turns out that something Carnival Cruise Line Brand Ambassador John Heald would like to put in the rubbish bin is one of the items that the cruise line says is most often stolen from its ships.

As Greece prepares to celebrate Carnival, many people ask if the Ancient Greeks also did the same. The answer is not as easy ...

The heart of Mardi Gras comes alive as the Gulf Coast Carnival Association crowns its royal duo: King D’Iberville and Queen ...

The Brazilian dancer Aline Bianca passes away after parading in the Vitória Carnival, a loss that casts a shadow over ...