The Rio Carnival 2025 kicked off on Sunday night, March 2. The annual festival is renowned for its vibrant samba parades, lively street parties, and elaborate costumes, attracting visitors from around the globe.

Vendors are a fixture at Rio’s Carnival street parties. They scour Instagram pages for times and locations, coordinate on WhatsApp groups, then race across parks and up hills, from Rio’s downtown to Copacabana beach,

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

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 street parties.

Samba beats, extravagant outfits, and a carnival spirit filled up the streets of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. A reveller from the Unidos de Padre Miguel Samba School performs at the Sambadrome during Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Mangueira samba school revellers perform at the Sambadrome during Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Just in time for carnival, Assouline's shiny new tome on Rio de Janeiro celebrates the spirit of the Marvelous City.

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. Some street parties have already been sweeping through Rio’s streets in the lead-up to Carnival,

Police in Brazil have released new information in its investigation into the disappearance of British journalist Charlotte Peet, 32, who went missing in the country on Feb. 8, saying that she boarded a bus to Rio de Janeiro and had been staying at hotels there.

Temperatures in Rio de Janeiro reached 111 degrees Fahrenheit — about 145 degrees hotter than Bismarck, North Dakota.

The Port of Rio de Janeiro is expected to host eight cruise ships during the upcoming Carnival celebrations, which extend between March 1 and 5, 2025. According to a press release, Pier Mauá will host over 20,

Lady Gaga will perform what should be a huge free concert on Rio de Janeiro ’s Copacabana Beach on May 3, the singer confirmed on social media today.