Mardi Gras is a global festival that drives tourism year after year. As destinations compete for attention with their individual attributes, these are some of the top options to consider. ByRamsey ...

Shakira has performed a free concert on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. The Brazilian city's mayor said 2 million people ...

Carnival is offering a kid-free kind of cruise after scrapping a slew of sailings scheduled for later this year. The cruise line has confirmed that it will offer four new adults-only trips this fall ...

The exclusive, invite-only SEA cruises will take place on the 'Carnival Firenze' from Oct. 12 to Nov. 20 this year Alamy Carnival Cruise Line is bringing a different concept to its Firenze ship after ...

A few days after Carnival in Brazil in 2025, one of the country’s premier samba schools, Salgueiro, issued a blistering critique on Instagram of the Rio de Janeiro judges. Salgueiro is a perennial top ...

The runway is alive with colour and music. Samba dancers fill the stadium, their sparkling, feather-bedecked costumes painting the scene in blocks of neon green, fuchsia pink, lemon yellow and ...

The impacted voyages were originally set to depart on the ‘Carnival Firenze’ ship in October and November, according to reports Alamy Carnival reportedly canceled 11 voyages aboard its Carnival ...

Brazil has been in party mode since February 13 with the 2026 Carnival celebration, which wraps up this weekend. The atmosphere has been especially festive in Rio de Janeiro, where city officials were ...

The Boi Tolo, one of the city’s most iconic street parties, has come to represent the glittery, gritty grass-roots celebration far from the glamour of the official parades. Revelers taking part in the ...

Rio de Janeiro police officers kitted themselves out as thieves from the series “Money Heist” and as Jason Voorhees from the “Friday the 13th” horror movie franchise to blend in with crowds ...

Opposition claims tribute to Lula is illegal early campaigning Courts reject most lawsuits, one still pending Lula's aides take precautions to avoid election law violations BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO, ...