Subtle hand signs coordinate the hundreds of pounding drummers in each of Rio de Janeiro’s glitzy Carnival parades.

The Rio Carnival 2025 kicked off on Sunday night, March 2. The annual festival is renowned for its vibrant samba parades, ...

A group of Brazilian transgender women have been learning samba in the last few months as they prepare to take the stage at ...

Carnival always breathes life into the economy of Vila Vintem, on Rio de Janeiro’s west side, but this year there’s even more ...

Mayara Lima is famous for her hypnotising samba style. Here, she shares the best samba experiences in Rio, from traditional ...

Tens of thousands of cheering fans pack the bleachers of Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome to see the first night of the top samba ...

One of Rio's most storied Samba schools will explore the "Pain and Passion" of the lives of the Bantu people in the city. Bantu people were the majority of Black people enslaved in Rio.

As Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival celebrations kicked off, dozens of dogs dressed as superheroes, clowns and cartoon characters ...

Carnival season always breathes life into the local economy of Rio de Janeiro's Vila Vintém favela – but particularly this ...

Just in time for carnival, Assouline's shiny new tome on Rio de Janeiro celebrates the spirit of the Marvelous City.

Watch Samba school parade in Brazil Tens of thousands of cheering fans pack the bleachers of Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome to ...

Mayara Lima is famous for her hypnotising samba style. Here, she shares the best samba experiences in Rio, from traditional school events to samba circles. Brazilians often say that "everything ...