A fire broke out Wednesday at a factory making costumes for Rio de Janeiro's carnival, injuring 21 people in a blow to the ...

At least 20 people were injured, 10 critically, after a fire destroyed a clothing factory in the north of Rio de Janeiro on ...

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 ...

Revellers from Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school perform during the first night of the Carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 22, 2022. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares ...

Revelers kicked off the 2025 carnival season with an unofficial carnival opening, with street parties around Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. (AP video/Lucas Dumphreys) Russell Wilson Addresses Future ...

Brazil's most famous carnival celebrations have taken place in Rio de Janeiro. More than 70,000 people gathered at the city's huge concrete arena known as the Sambadrome, where samba schools ...

On any given night in Rio de Janeiro, walk a block inland from Ipanema Beach, along Rua Vinícius de Moraes, and the sound of waves will be replaced by the soft pulse of bossa nova. The genre ...

The city's seductive samba beat and incredible panoramic views last year-round, but arrive in February to experience Carnival ... is also the season when Rio de Janeiro sees the most rainfall ...