A colossal metallic robot depicting Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva towered over Rio de Janeiro's famed Sambadrome avenue on Sunday night, in a Carnival parade that has drawn fire for its tribute ...

New Orleans City Council members on Monday will scrutinize what worked and what didn't during the Mardi Gras season. Why it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A themed float on which Putin impales the Duesseldorf carnival figure Hoppeditz drives out of the float construction hall. Rose ...

When Lourdes Barreto fled her home in Brazil’s northeastern state of Paraiba as a teenager — a move that launched her into sex work and a lifetime of activism — she never imagined that six decades ...

Rio de Janeiro's annual carnival parade competition continued its tradition of vibrant dance and colour, with samba school Viradouro taking the crown for its tribute to its legendary drum director.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Samba school Academicos de Niteroi from a city neighboring Rio, is the first school to honor a serving president (Pablo ...