The festivities for Rio's Carnival kicked off Monday night as Samba school ‘Unidos da Tijuca’ took the stage with an Afro-Brazilian religious theme, paying tribute to Logun Edé, a deity from the ...

Thousands of performers paraded through the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on Monday night. Under a display of fireworks, the Imperio da Tijuca samba school opened the second night of the carnival.

A reveler participates in the carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Feb. 17, 2023. The Brazilian city's carnival is the South American country's biggest popular festival and ...

March 4 marks the celebration of Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday as it is also known in the United States. While some people in the United States picture festive celebrations filled with Mardi Gras beads ...