RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Rio de Janeiro's famously colorful Carnival celebration will return in full force this month and is expected to generate nearly $1 billion in business, an all ...

So when is Rio Carnival, what is it celebrating, and how can you get involved? Here’s everything you need to know. The Carnival is an annual event that always begins on the Friday before Ash ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Covered in golden glitter, Brazilian domestic worker Vera Lucia da Silva is bursting to be back parading through Rio de Janeiro in a carnival street party, after a three-year ...

Each year, Coeli and other members of her samba school in the small town of Capim Branco rescue piles of discarded costumes from Rio's world-famous carnival ... and put up a sign saying, "The ...

The survey covers the period from March 1 to 4 as Rio’s Carnival has grown into a billion-dollar industry. The city center, where the samba school parades take place and numerous Carnival groups ...

She prepares to parade in a “escola” in a town in the interior of Brazil, with the “luxury” material that the Rio Carnival discarded after only one use. After the parades at the Sambadrome, every year ...

Emergency services help a woman after a fire broke out in a textile factory specialising in carnival costumes in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Feb 12, 2025. EFE/ Antonio Lacerda It also destroyed part of ...

And one’s free fingers can often signal a shift in dynamics. Subtle hand signs likewise coordinate the hundreds of pounding drummers in each of the glitzy Carnival parades in Rio de Janeiro.