After the official events, the party spills out onto the streets ... a large-scale celebration in Brazil, such as the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro or other major cities, be aware that criminals ...

Looking for a beach getaway where you can dance the night away and relax on white sand by day? This city in Brazil is the ...

The natural world is a constant source of pleasure in Rio de Janeiro – the colossal ... and of the fabulous street parties in the weeks leading up to Carnival, culminating in the televised ...

Rio de Janeiro, Carnival under Fire by Ruy Castro (2004): Part of Bloomsbury’s The Writer and the City series, Ruy Castro’s entry is a good-humored, good-natured social history of Rio and its ...

The Londoner was chosen to be the muse of one of Rio de Janeiro's samba ... lead role at "the biggest party on earth". As the schools muse, Ms Flores enters the wide Carnival strip on her own ...

Rio de Janeiro's colourful and energetic Carnival has returned for 2024, with floats and performances celebrating the Amazon rainforest and the indigenous communities of Brazil. Six of Rio's top ...

Classic neighborhoods include Santa Teresa, Rio's artsy enclave of cobblestone streets that is never short on gallery openings. Longtime favorite Estúdio Dezenove, a collective of contemporary ...

Health workers have been trying to get rid of stagnant water where the mosquitoes that transmit dengue breed The authorities in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro have declared a health ...