In this photo taken Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, "passista," or samba dancer Diana Prado performs in a carnival parade at central station in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A call center supervisor by day the ...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Swathed in nothing but a sprinkling of sequins and a puff of feathers, Rio de Janeiro's samba group dancers are the star attractions of the world's most iconic Carnival celebrations.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – For the very first time ...

Performers from the Salgueiro samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Monday. The Associated Press Carnival dancers have taken the biggest ...

Carnival dancers perform for people arriving in the baggage claim area at Guararapes Gilberto Freyre International Airport in Brazil. Getty Images RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian Carnival could be called a ...

It was the last rehearsal of the Vila Isabel samba school at the famed Sambadrome, and Natalia Guimaraes, Miss Brazil 2007, wondered if she was truly ready for Carnival. She surveyed the high-energy ...

Derby Caribbean Carnival is set to mark a half century on Sunday and all ages will be out to enjoy the festivities - including three generations from one family. Grandmother Maria Slack, 54, is a ...

Brooklyn?s smallest celebrants were awash in colorful preparations for Monday?s West Indian American Carnival Day and Parade, when they will be able to march for the first time in the event?s ...

Suzanne Harding, a teacher at Salem High School and Interact Club adviser, holds her daughter, Darcy, 1, and dances using glow sticks at the Fairhaven Foundation’s Abilities Rock Carnival & Dance ...

RIO DE JANEIRORIO DE JANEIRO — Swathed in nothing but a sprinkling of sequins and a puff of feathers, Rio de Janeiro’s samba group dancers are the star attractions of the world’s most iconic Carnival ...