THEY are the gorgeous, glittering Samba dancers who steal the show at the greatest party on the planet. The queens and muses who light up the jaw-dropping, heart-pounding Rio Carnival are once ...

The roots of Brazilian Carnival trace back to the Portuguese colonial period when European settlers brought their festive traditions to Brazil in the 17th century. These celebrations were heavily ...

The biggest sneaker trends to emerge in 2025 so far have celebrated loud luxury and personal style. However, Emily ...

The six highest-scoring samba schools from Rio’s Carnival returned to the Sambadrome for a final parade, dazzling spectators ...

The Beija-Flor samba school has been crowned winner of Rio de Janeiro's celebrated carnival parade competition. Thousand ...

From February to March each year, Brazil enters its most vibrant season. As the rhythm of the drums begins, music and ...

Events take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s most cosmopolitan city. All the main samba competitions between rival dance schools and parades take place in the Sambadrome – a purpose-built ...

The Rosas de Ouro samba school was elected this Tuesday (4) as the champion of the 2025 São Paulo Carnival with the theme ...

Paraiso do Tuiuti is one of 12 samba schools that compete in Rio's enormous and elaborate yearly Carnival parade, often referred to as "the best show on earth." Each school creates a story ...

Carnival always breathes life into the economy of Vila Vintem, on Rio de Janeiro’s west side, but this year there’s even more, with its Unidos de Padre Miguel samba school back in the top parade leagu ...