Clowns complete with red noses and tutus sung Carnival songs to sick children on the pediatric ward of a Rio de Janeiro hospital on Tuesday, bringing the ebullient festivities normally found on the ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s Carnival revelry is ramping up, from the raucous street parties to the glitzy parades. Carnival kicked off Friday afternoon, with Saturday marking the first full ...

Brazil's famed Carnival is to begin Friday, amid rows over sex and security, and a plea from the government for the nation's festival-goers to take it easy this year. Brazil's famed Carnival is to ...

Rio de Janeiro, Carnival under Fire by Ruy Castro (2004 ... Brazilian Playground by Putumayo Kids Presents (2007): The award-winning world music label has compiled an eclectic mix of sounds ...

Officials said that by the beginning of the Carnival period, all states in the country will have been supplied. Brazil’s Ministry of Health has begun to distribute the 128.6 million condoms ...