no comment Carnival spirit: revellers dance their way through Rio's streets The Carmelitas bloco is one of the most traditional carnival street parties in Rio de Janeiro, taking its name from the legend of a cloistered catholic nun that escaped the convent to join a carnival street party. 10/02/2018
Brazil It's Carnival time in Rio For the first time, a Brit is the lead dancer for one of the main samba schools in the festive competition. 10/02/2018
Brazil Army join police in carnival crackdown in Rio With 48 hours to go before 1.5 million tourists hit the streets violence is rising. 08/02/2018
world news Winter carnival celebrations around the world From Venice to Copacabana Beach, the world is celebrating winter carnival. 04/02/2018
world news The week in pictures A choice selection of the week’s most striking images from around the world A Picture and its Story: Ninty-year-old woman escapes Mosul. 03/03/2017
no comment Rio Carnival: junior parade Children in Rio de Janeiro took part in the junior Carnival parade competition on Tuesday. 02/03/2017
Brazil Another float accident blights Rio's carnival At least 11 people have been injured after a float collapsed during Rio's world-famous Carnival Parade. It comes after a float belonging to the Paraiso de Tuiuti samba school crashed on Sunday, injuri 28/02/2017
Brazil Troops sent to patrol Rio amid police strike threats The Brazilian government has deployed the first of 9,000 soldiers onto the streets of Rio de Janeiro ahead of the city’s famous carnival later this month. 15/02/2017
no comment Brazil: pre-carnival festivities in Rio de Janeiro Thousands of revelers took part in colourful street parties in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday ahead of the famous Carnival. 13/02/2017
no comment Carnival comes to a close Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival season drew to a close in the early hours of Sunday with this year’s final event, a spectacular parade by Carnival 15/02/2016
Brazil Brazil carnival opens, amid growing Zika fears The world’s biggest Carnival burst into life on Friday night in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Samba groups kicked off proceedings at the Sambadrome for the 06/02/2016
Brazil Rio ready to revel as Carnival opens despite Zika fears Rio is ready to spread the sparkle as King Momo declares Carnival open. O começo – o maior #carnaval do mundo! King Momo thrilled to receive the keys 05/02/2016
no comment Start the dance! Drums started to echo across Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome on Sunday (January 24) as the technical rehearsals for the world’s most famous Carnival 26/01/2016
no comment Rio Carnival: samba schools dazzle crowds with spectacular parades Carnival was in high gear in Rio de Janeiro’s famed Sambadrome parade route Monday night as some of the city’s top samba schools marched in front of 18/02/2015
Brazil Sunshine, samba and the scantily clad as Rio revels in carnival Plenty of girls from Impanema joined the colourful crowd taking part in carnival at Rio’s famous beach. The samba sizzled as those in the parade let 15/02/2015
no comment Rio’s carnival is here! Brazilians prepare to party their worries away as Carnival kicks off 14/02/2015
Brazil Brazilians party on at Carnvial despite drought and economic concerns Brazil’s annual Carnival celebrations have begun in earnest in Rio de Janeiro but the party risks being a little flat this year. A slumping economy 13/02/2015
Brazil Brazil uses hookup apps to promote safe sex during Carnival celebrations It is carnival time, well it soon will be. Friday February 13 marks the beginning of the world’s biggest and best – in Brazil. But this year, aware 10/02/2015
no comment First rehearsals for Rio Carnival 2015 get underway Dozens of musicians, dancers and performers paraded in the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday (January 18), polishing their performance ahead of 19/01/2015
musica 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 28/02/2013
