RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro's mayor handed over the key to the city to its Carnival monarch on Friday, opening King Momo's five-day reign over the festivities. “Don’t call me. Call King Momo ...

Carnival in the Brazilian city has two sides: the street parties, known as blocos, and the parades at the legendary Sambadrome. Since Friday afternoon, hundreds of street parties have been roving ...

After the official events, the party spills out onto the streets in every corner of the city. Rio Carnival is both rooted in European pagan traditions and Catholicism. It was originally a food ...

Based in the working-class Vila Vintem community, on the city’s west side ... Drum queen Lorena Raissa from Beija-Flor samba school performs during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de ...

HotéisRIO, the Cidade Maravilhosa's hotel owners' association, forecast that hotel occupancy during this year's Carnival festivities reached 95.51%, a substantial increase from last year's 80.18%, ...

If you’re in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the city’s annual Carnival celebration, there’s still time to show some love to ...

While samba school parades dominate international attention, Rio de Janeiro’s “blocos” — street parades central to the city’s Carnival spirit — are struggling to survive. Organizers hope reforms can ...

Carnival always breathes life into the economy of Vila Vintem, on Rio de Janeiro’s west side, but this year there’s even more, with its Unidos de Padre Miguel samba school back in the top parade leagu ...

As Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival celebrations kicked off, dozens of dogs dressed as superheroes, clowns and cartoon characters paraded alongside their owners in one of the city’s most beloved canine ...

The Beija-Flor samba school has been crowned winner of Rio de Janeiro's celebrated carnival parade competition. Thousand ...

present the keys of the city at a ceremony that officially kicks off Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) Carnival King Momo, Kaio Mackenzie ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro's mayor handed over the key to the city to its Carnival monarch on Friday, opening King Momo's five-day reign over the festivities. “Don’t call me.