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 ...

Rio's hotly contested carnival parade has been won by the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school with its tribute to a Brazilian outlaw from the early 20th Century which many compare to Robin Hood.

The Viradouro samba school wins the Rio 2024 Carnival, securing its third title, in a dazzling display of color and culture. This year’s carnival saw several samba schools paying tribute to Afro ...

The top six finishing samba schools get to march again on Saturday in a champions' parade. Officials had expected nearly 720,000 tourists to flock to the city's Carnival and pump $521 million into ...