The sun set on the first day of Carnival, yet revelers remained on Rio de Janeiro’s Flamengo beach — reluctant to end their party. “This first day was better than I imagined. The city is so ...

For almost two decades, hundreds of dogs in the upscale Barra da Tijuca region in Rio de Janeiro have wagged their tails to samba music at the Blocao Carnival street party. They did it once again ...

A reveler performs on stilts during the "Ceu na Terra" or "Heaven on Earth" Carnival street party in Rio de Janeiro, Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s ...

RIO DE JANEIRO ... doll to the party. “It is great to see this interaction between pets and families. It is a lot of joy and it is good for everyone. It is a different kind of Carnival.” ...

For almost two decades, hundreds of dogs in the upscale Barra da Tijuca region in Rio de Janeiro have wagged their tails to samba music at the Blocao Carnival street party. They did it once again ...

Some in the party paid tribute to Pope Francis, who remains hospitalized in Rome with double pneumonia. Rio de Janeiro’s mayor handed over the key to the city to its Carnival monarch on Friday ...