Some organizers couldn’t care less what is allowed; they will turn out anyway — part party, part protest ... and became Rio’s quintessential Carnival display for tens of thousands ...

After the official events, the party spills out onto the streets in every corner of the city. Rio Carnival is both rooted in European pagan traditions and Catholicism. It was originally a food ...

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