The best international feature Academy Award for Walter Salles’ timely drama backdropped the annual celebrations and ...

Subtle hand signs coordinate the hundreds of pounding drummers in each of Rio de Janeiro’s glitzy Carnival parades.

Carnicycle also rents out the large backpack pieces which are a popular part of the costumes worn at Trinidad's carnival.

The travelers on the Carnival Jubilee were treated to some onboard entertainment when the "Knota Lady" attempted to throw ...

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It’s not unusual to see superheroes in the streets when it’s Carnival time in Brazil. But among the many people dressed in ...

The mother of Texas A&M Aggies legend and NFL Draft bust Johnny Manziel has been arrested. Manziel, 32, played in the NFL for ...

The whole gang won’t be getting back together for a Top Gun: Maverick sequel. The Tom Cruise-starring Maverick arrived in May ...

Brazil’s Carnival muse this year isn’t one of the divas or drum queens parading with the Rio de Janeiro samba schools.

As Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival celebrations kicked off, dozens of dogs dressed as superheroes, clowns and cartoon characters ...

During Carnival, the small Brazilian town of Sao Luiz do Paraitinga’s calm everyday life transforms into a joyful party known ...

Agrarian societies, historically reliant on favorable conditions in nature for their survival, created these rituals to ward ...