There is still some time to go until the festivities, but street parties and samba school rehearsals are already kicking off the greatest show on Earth.

Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival celebrations began earlier this month in Brazil. As part of the event, dogs dressed as superheroes, ...

Clowns complete with red noses and tutus sung Carnival songs to sick children on the pediatric ward of a Rio de Janeiro hospital on Tuesday, bringing the ebullient festivities normally found on the st ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP ... for their kids and set them up for the rest of the year. But as opportunity to cash in has grown, more and more vendors have joined the rush — and drawn pushback. There are ...

Revelers mill about as vendors with coolers filled with ice cold drinks wait for customers at the Heaven on Earth pre-Carnival street party, in Rio de Janeiro, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (AP Photo ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival ... alongside their owners in one of the city’s most beloved canine street parties. About 100 dogs wagged their tails to samba music ...

Sweat streamed down Talita Ferreira Sanches’ face as she pushed a cart loaded with beer and water up the winding, cobblestone streets in Rio de Janeiro ... sleeping on a street in the bohemian ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — As ... “Here we have kids, the elderly, and many dogs.” The name Blocao is a mixture of “bloco,” which means Carnival street party, and “cao,” or dog in Portuguese.