Carnival: A 2,000-year-old tradition
What do the ancient Romans have to do with Carnival? What role does the number 11 play? We dig deep into the roots of the ...
Mud-covered Carnival revelers are a strange sight in sleepy Brazilian town
Several hundred mud-covered Carnival revelers paraded in the sleepy seaside town of Paraty in southeastern Brazil on Saturday, a decades-old tradition that has grown ever larger since its first ...
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Inside the ‘Bunch Ball,’ an old Carnival tradition for Black elites in New Orleans
The Bunch Club and its annual dance were established in 1917. It was largely formed by Pullman Porters as another avenue for ...
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Families, revelers party side-by-side in traditional Carnival in Sao Paulo town
During Carnival, the small Brazilian town of Sao Luiz do Paraitinga’s calm everyday life transforms into a joyful party known ...
Carnival 2025: Highlights from Brazil’s street parties
Carnival revelry is ramping up, from the raucous street parties to the glitzy parades. Follow AP reporters and photographers as they follow Saturday's pre-Lenten parties.
The Latest: From small dogs to big cats, a day inside Brazil's wild Carnival parties
For almost two decades, hundreds of dogs in the upscale Barra da Tijuca region in Rio de Janeiro have wagged their tails to samba music at the Blocao Carnival street party. They did it once again on ...