A fire in a Rio de Janeiro factory shattered the dreams of three samba schools, whose costumes were destroyed 16 days before Carnival.

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

Carnival in Portugal is a vibrant and colourful celebration that takes place in the days leading up to Lent, typically in ...

Rio's Carnival, famous for parades ... gather to watch the spectacle with thousands of dancers in shimmering costumes. In 2011, a blaze in the Samba City complex of workshops and warehouses ...

(AP/Diarlei Rodrigues) Health workers carry an injured woman after a fire destroyed a factory that produces Carnival costumes for the lower division samba schools in Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday, Feb. 12 ...

Rio's carnival, famous for parades with lavish costumes and towering floats to the tune of samba music ... to watch the spectacle with thousands of dancers in shimmering costumes.

A fire broke out Wednesday at a factory making costumes for Rio de ... around the clock to finish the outfits for samba schools before Carnival parades start in around two weeks -- an often ...