RIO DE JANEIRO — A single voice rises, calling to order the dancers and musicians who make up Mangueira, one of Rio de Janeiro’s premiere samba organizations. The deepest bass drums answer, their ...

Ah, Carnaval. The name evokes explosive images of colorful costumes, lavish floats, swarming masses, and last-minute debauchery before the sober Lenten season begins. Though it may look like sheer ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Juggling a Coke and a cigarette in one hand and a cookie and a phone in the other, Rosa Magalhaes contemplates her artistic creations before they go on display in a few days’ time.

Dancers perform an offering to the African sea goddess Yemanjá. (Photo: Nicole Froio) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to receive occasional promotional offers for ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s Carnival, long a symbol of youth, beauty and sex, added a mature twist early Tuesday by giving two women in their 40s a chance to dance nearly nude at the head of their samba ...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Dancers in dazzling costumes sway to the rhythm of the music as samba bands rehearse in front of cheering crowds in the city's Sambadrome before the start of the world-famous Rio ...

When Helena Theodoro, 77, paraded in Rio de Janeiro's Carnaval last year, she momentarily forgot about the struggles of Black Brazilians. The activist and intellectual joined nine esteemed Black women ...