World news about “Carnival” published by euronews.
Russian opposition calls for political prisoners to be freed Thousands of people have taken to the streets of the Russian capital to call for the release of political prisoners. Massive anti-government protests… 12/06/2013
Sampling samba in Rio Samba is at the heart of the world famous Rio Carnival. An iconic dance and musical genre imported by African slaves and enriched with local rhythms and… 28/02/2013
Rio Carnival colours and dancers – nocomment The famous Carnival in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil has ended after four days of celebrations. 17/02/2013
Rio’s samba schools chase Carnival title – nocomment The Sambadrome parades are the highlight of Rio’s six-day Carnival extravaganza, which also includes hundreds of block parties that attract hundreds of… 13/02/2013
Will Smith joins Rio Carnival revellers Hopes of achieving a Guinness world record for the biggest street party at the Rio carnival were dashed on Sunday. The city hoped to attracted around 2.3… 11/02/2013
Carnival kicks off in Cologne – nocomment Thousands of people dressed in colourful costumes celebrated the start of the street… 07/02/2013
Venice Carnival highlight – nocomment Thousands of masked revellers gathered in Venice’s Saint Mark’s Square for carnival highlight “The Flight of the Angel”. 04/02/2013
Waving, not drowning – nocomment Despite the ultra low temperatures, around 2,000 swimmers met for the annual 4 km swim in the Danube at Neuburg. Encouraged by 7,000 spectators, they swam in… 27/01/2013
Mardi gras in Sydney – nocomment Tens of thousands of people braved a wet Saturday night in Sydney for the city’s annual Mardi Gras – a huge gay and lesbian parade that attracts tourists from… 03/03/2012
Flour war in Greece – nocomment In the coastal town of Galaxidi, Greeks from around the country and tourists take part in a flour war to mark the end of carnival and Shrove Monday on the… 29/02/2012
Carnival celebrations in Athens – nocomment Children dressed up and threw confetti in celebrations marking the last day of carnival in central Athens on Sunday. 27/02/2012
Merkozy the star of German Carnival – nocomment Hundreds of thousands of people turned out for the highlight of Carnival in Germany - the Rosenmontagszug parade which included figurines of Nicolas Sarkozy… 22/02/2012
Costume contest in Venice – nocomment The last weekend of carnival in Venice included a gondola parade and colourful, creative costumes for the contest in St Mark’s Square. 20/02/2012
Samba parades in Rio – nocomment Nine “second-league” samba troupes parade through Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome stadium hoping they would be the one chosen to join the city’s 13 elite samba… 20/02/2012
Carnival in Sao PauloRevellers from the Perola Negra Samba School take part in a carnival at Anhembi Sambadrome in Sao Paulo. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker 19/02/2012
Venice: Flight of the Angel – nocomment Thousands gathered in Saint Mark’s Square in Venice on Sunday to watch one of the highlights of the Italian city’s carnival – ‘The Flight of the Angel’ in… 13/02/2012
Dunkerque kicks-off 2012 Carnival season – nocomment Some 10,000 people gathered in Dunkerque, France for the opening “Bal du Chat Noir” ball. Carnival season in Dunkerque takes place every year for three months. 31/01/2012
Notting Hill Carnival in London – nocomment British police were deployed on the streets of London during the Notting Hill Carnival on Sunday, mingling among Calypso dancers and steel-drum bands after… 28/08/2011
Berlin’s annual Culture Carnival – nocomment Hundreds of thousands attend Berlin’s annual Culture Carnival, a colourful multi-ethnic parade of dancers and floats. 13/06/2011
St. Petersburg’s 308th anniversaryPeople take part in a carnival, part of the celebrations to mark St. Petersburg’s 308th anniversary. REUTERS / Alexander Demianchuk 28/05/2011
Carnival parade in Rio de JaneiroA reveller of the Mangueira samba school participates in the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes 07/03/2011
The Venice Carnival masks The Venice Carnival is one of the major the highlights of the Italian social calendar. This spectacular and colourful revival of traditional masked balls… 03/03/2011
Carnival in CologneWomen dressed for “Weiberfastnacht” (Women’s Carnival) celebrate in front of Cologne’s cathedral. Women’s Carnival marks the start of a week of street… 03/03/2011
Having a laugh – at Italian politicians’ expenseThey say that laughter is the best medecine, and it also costs nothing. So its obvious why one carnival in central Italy is proving to be a welcome antidote… 20/02/2013
Chaos at carnival as Rio goes for the record.Rio’s oldest street party attracts masses, but has left revellers dazed and confused. Over 2 million people attended the Bola Preta, with Guinness world… 10/02/2013
Carnival kicks off in BrazilThe sound of samba permeates the air, as dancing fills the Sambodrome. The annual carnival in Rio de Janeiro takes place over 5 days and has attracted… 09/02/2013
Carnival time in Venice with the ‘Flight of the Angel’Thousands of masked revellers converge on St Mark’s Square in Venice for one of the highlights Italian city’s annual carnival, the ‘Flight of the… 03/02/2013
Rio steps up carnival preparationsThere is less than a week to go before Rio de Janeiro’s famous carnival begins in earnest but thousands of people are already in the Brazilian capital for… 03/02/2013
Venice carnival means costumes and masksThe waterways of Venice have been overrun by fantasy creatures to mark the opening of the city’s annual carnival. Balls will be held in Venetian palaces… 27/01/2013
Politically-sensitive festival in FYR MacedoniaA politically sensitive festival is taking place in a remote village in the former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia.Residents of Vevcani use their pagan… 14/01/2013
Millions join the Rio Carnival partyUp to two million party-goers filled the streets of downtown Rio de Janeiro on Saturday for the annual Carnival, which is now in its 93rd year. Tourists… 19/02/2012
Rio in party mood as carnival gets goingTwo weeks of colourful and noisy mayhem are underway in Brazil with the opening the carnival. Rio de Janeiro’s mayor said he was happy to hand over… 18/02/2012
Venice Carnival masks the winter weatherThere is a party atmosphere in a chilly Venice, where revellers have been defying the wintry weather at the start of the city’s carnival. Couples danced in… 05/02/2012
Notting Hill carnival fills streets the right wayCarnival in Notting Hill this year has seen huge crowds as usual, but its two days are under the cloud of the recent riots and record numbers of police are on… 28/08/2011
The Big Easy lets good times roll for Mardi GrasThe good times have been rolling in New Orleans as America’s party city celebrates the end of this year’s Mardi Gras parade. Mardi Gras is a centuries-old… 09/03/2011
Rio’s carnival parade kicks offRio de Janeiro’s annual Carnival parade has kicked off to the sound of drums, dancing and fireworks. An estimated 800,000 revellers turned out for the… 07/03/2011
Dancing in the streets of RioThe keys of the city have been handed over to King Momo – it must mean its carnival time in Rio de Janeiro. Youngsters got the party started as children… 05/03/2011
Carnival dreams go up in smoke in RioThe show will go on despite more than 8,000 costumes being wiped out in a fire in the carnival district of Rio de Janeiro. Four warehouses were damaged in… 08/02/2011
Rio carnival approaches spectacular conclusionThe Rio carnival is winding down after several days of spectacular parades that this year were slightly marred by controversy over a child samba… 16/02/2010
Rio carnival hit by child drum queen rowBrazil’s strongest heatwave for 20 years failed to stop tens of thousands turning out for the Rio carnival’s top samba schools parades, but the event… 15/02/2010
7-year-old samba queen row in BrazilShe has been dubbed the Shirley Temple of samba. But picking seven-year-old Julia Lira as a samba school’s drum corps queen for next week’s Rio carnival has… 07/02/2010
Rio reprise for Samba supremosCarnival fever returned to Rio de Janeiro for a while, as the six leading samba schools in the parades marched again to show off their routines once more… 01/03/2009
