The street Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, one of the world’s largest public cultural celebrations, begins this weekend with 462 ...

PARATY, Brazil (AP) — Several hundred mud-covered Carnival revelers paraded in the sleepy seaside town of Paraty in southeastern Brazil on Saturday, a decades-old tradition that has grown ever larger ...

A reveler dressed as Oscar-nominated actress Fernanda Torres holds a cutout depicting theacademy Instagram account, next to a banner labeled in Portuguese; "Fernanda Torres' Impersonators", during a ...

SALVADOR, Brazil (AP) – In the run-up to this city’s huge Carnival, the cash register at the souvenir shop where Vania Alves works is normally buzzing as hoards of revelers scoop up rubber thong ...

SAO PAULO — Brazil’s Carnival muse this year isn’t one of the divas or drum queens parading with the Rio de Janeiro samba schools. It’s Fernanda Torres, who’s competing for the best actress Oscar on ...