RIO DE JANEIRO – As Carnival approaches in Rio de Janeiro, members of a samba ... year's parade. Already, Rigaud has her sights on reaching the Sambodrome, where only the top schools compete.

The Carnival is in full swing as music, glam and glee continue to dominate the streets of Rio de Janeiro. Samba school Unidos da Tijuca opened the festivities on Monday night with an afro ...

An image of Jesus lays amid costume pieces at the "Unidos de Padre Miguel" samba school as members prepare for their Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. Credit: AP/Silvia ...

The parade, scheduled for Tuesday night, four days after Carnival officially kicks off, is the creation of Paraiso do Tuiuti, one of Rio's 12 top-flight samba schools competing in the iconic ...

Four of Rio's top samba schools took center stage on the opening night of Carnival parades on Sunday. (AP video shot by Mario Lobão and Lucas Dumphreys) Greenland Voters Reject Trump in Favor of ...

RIO DE JANEIRORIO DE JANEIRO — As Carnival approaches in Rio de Janeiro, members of a samba ... s parade. Already, Rigaud has her sights on reaching the Sambodrome, where only the top schools ...

This samba school, in Rio's Madureira neighborhood ... For their first parade, on Feb. 19, TPM will honor Iansã, a female deity and warrior of Candomblé. Carnival is just a few days off ...

As Carnival approaches in Rio de Janeiro, members of a samba school perfect a minutely-tuned ... For their first parade, on Feb. 19, TPM will honor Iansã, a female deity and warrior of Candomblé.