‘Carnival is here’: Rio prepares for world’s biggest party

With the clock ticking down to what has been called the biggest party on Earth, Brazilian…

Rio to kick off its famous carnival parades amid glitter and samba

Filled with sequins, samba and glitter, the famous carnival parades will kick off in Rio de…

Multiple people were killed, including several children, after floods and landslides in Brazil

A landslide in the town of Paraty killed at least eight people — a father and…

Rio de Janeiro postpones Carnival parades as Omicron cases spike

As coronavirus cases are increasing in Brazil, the carnival festivities in Rio de Janeiro have been…

Rio de Janeiro police occupy favelas in new push to combat gangs

Hundreds of heavily-armed police occupied the Jacarezinho neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday morning, as…