There’s something magical about watching thousands of people pour into streets wearing clothing that tells stories spanning ...

Workers trying to escape the Maximus Confecções clothing factory fire in Rio de Janeiro. The facility produces costumes for Rio's carnival. [Photo: RS/Fotos Públicas] According to a recent study by ...

Women are taking their rightful place in Rio's "Carnival of the streets" — the "bate-bolas," translated literally, as ball beaters. Women are breaking Brazil's 'bate-bola' Carnival mold Loading... RIO ...

Everyone knows Mardi Gras in New Orleans and Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. But smaller cities and towns around the world put on epic parties of their own. The events—which mostly began as a sort of ...