Bars and nightclubs across Brazil had organized Oscar watch parties with the results shown on a big screen to the tens of thousands of spectators gathered at Rio's Sambadrome. The excitement around ...

This year, the “special group” parades over three days instead of the usual two, with four samba schools taking the stage ...

The Carnival is in full swing as music, glam and glee continue to dominate the streets of Rio de Janeiro. Samba school Unidos ...

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

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

Tens of thousands of cheering fans pack the bleachers of Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome to see the first night of the top samba ...

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – A fire broke out Wednesday at a factory making costumes for Rio de Janeiro's Carnival, injuring 21 people in a blow to the famed extravaganza that attracts millions of ...

Their parades take place in the Sambadrome, a large, open-air venue where more than 70,000 spectators gather to watch the spectacle with thousands of dancers in shimmering costumes. In 2011 ...

Members of the affected schools announced they would go to the Sambadrome, where samba schools compete during the Rio Carnival, to show that they are still standing. “I still don’t know the ...

Alberta's privacy watchdog is investigating more than 30 data breaches from Alberta schools stemming from the PowerSchool cyberattack, the provincial government said in a news release Wednesday.

Newfoundland and Labrador's Department of Education announced last month that hackers accessed private information of hundreds of thousands of current and former students and teachers in the province.