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 ...

Rio's Carnival continued in full swing with top samba schools parading at the Sambadrome. View on euronews ...

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 ...

As Carnival approaches in Rio de Janeiro, members of samba schools perfect their minutely-timed dances and rhythms.

It was their first time competing and their theme was, "A glorious history in black and white", a retelling of the club’s story.Rio's Carnival runs until next Saturday (March 8).

Bubbles, feathers and glitter swirled on the first night of parades in Rio's Carnival, as the city's samba schools battled it out for top honors in what many bill as the world's largest party.

The annual Carnival parade of flamboyant samba schools in Rio de Janeiro won’t be held in February because of the coronavirus.

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) ...

RIO DE JANEIRORIO DE JANEIRO — As Carnival approaches in Rio de Janeiro, members of a samba school perfect a minutely-tuned performance with dancers twirling in blue, red and white skirts and 40 ...

As one of Rio’s 12 top-tier samba schools, Unidos de Padre Miguel is having its shot at fame, perhaps even glory — all while bringing in more money into its community.