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Samba schools light up Sambadrome

Rio’s top samba schools parade at the Sambadrome on second night of Carnival

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-Brazilian religious theme,

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Rio Carnival: Samba schools light up the Sambadrome

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

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Carnival in Rio kicks off with famous parades at the Sambadrome

In Rio de Janeiro, the world-famous parades have begun at the Sambadrome that kick off the Brazilian megacity's Carnival celebrations. Several samba schools, competing for promotion to the spectacle's elite class,

1st Oscar for Brazil adds zest to Rio Carnival extravaganza

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First Oscar for Brazil adds zest to Rio Carnival extravaganza

Rio de Janeiro's massive Sambadrome erupted in noisy celebrations Sunday as the news broke that Brazil won its first Oscar,

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Brazil's Oscar Win for ‘I'm Still Here' Just Made for the Craziest Carnival Ever

The best international feature Academy Award for Walter Salles' timely drama backdropped the annual celebrations and validated a political movement: "It's hard to put into words just how big of a moment this is.

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‘I’m Still Here’ wins Oscar for Best International Feature, makes history for Brazil

Brazil's I'm Still Here captured Best International Feature at the 2025 Oscars on Sunday, becoming the country's first winner in this category after four previous nominations. I'm Still Here, which led the Gold Derby odds,

AP PHOTOS: In Rio and beyond, Carnival brings euphoria and release to Brazilians

It’s that time of year in Rio de Janeiro: Carnival! Carnival in the Brazilian city has two sides: the street parties, known ...

Carnival 2025 samba queens set Rio ablaze in jaw-dropping costumes: PHOTOS

The Rio Carnival 2025 kicked off on Sunday night, March 2. The annual festival is renowned for its vibrant samba parades, ...

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Mega-floats and costumes stun on day four of Rio's Carnival

The Beija-Flor samba school performed at the Rio de Janeiro Carnival on Monday (March 3), parading through the famed Sambadrome during a spectacular competition with several other samba schools.

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Rio’s Carnival kicks off as mayor gives key to the city to King Momo

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 ...

Vibrant floats and dancers dazzle in Rio de Janeiro's Carnival

The drums rolled on Sunday (March 2) as thousands of samba troupe members swung into the spotlight of Rio de Janeiro's ...

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King Momo inaugurates Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival celebrations

Rio de Janeiro's Carnival officially kicked off on Friday, with the handing over of the keys to the city to King Momo.

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A Rio Carnival parade will tell the story of a trans woman nearly burned at the stake

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro will ... one of Rio's 12 top-flight samba schools competing in the iconic Sambadrome. Tuiuti hopes the tale of Manicongo ...

With flicks of the wrist, Rio Carnival’s drum maestros keep everyone locked in on the beat

Subtle hand signs coordinate the hundreds of pounding drummers in each of Rio de Janeiro’s glitzy Carnival parades.

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