On the bus on the way to Carnaval 2024 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, my guide gave my group a heads up on what to expect: “It’s like Cirque du Soleil, times 100.” ...

In just the first few weeks of 2024, Rio has documented more than 10,000 cases of dengue fever, nearly half of the total cases reported in the entirety of 2023, which amounted to 23,000, according ...

On February 25, 2020—just as the final Carnaval celebrations in Rio de Janeiro were coming to a close—the first case of Coronavirus was confirmed in São Paulo, 270 miles south of the ...

Renata Bastos is attended to at the dengue area of the Rodolpho Rocco Municipal Polyclinic in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) ...

Jacira De Oliveira Santos isn't here to have a laugh. Well, she is, but not now. It's 1:30am and her samba school, the prestigious Estaçao Primeira da Mangueira, will be parading in half an hour.

Rio Carnival is one of the biggest, boldest and brightest events in the Brazilian calendar, and it’s taking the country’s tourism capital by storm next week.. The sound of samba rings, raucous ...

For its 88th annual ball Friday, the Young Men Illinois Club, Inc. chose to celebrate and take its guests to the "Carnaval do Rio de Janeiro" at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans.