carnival Archives

According to the latest census data in 2010, nearly 600,000 Brazilians identify as followers of religions of African origin, such as Candomble and Umbanda

World

Feted at Carnival, Afro-Brazilian faiths face hate in daily life

In a busy workshop, Leandro Vieira oversees preparations for Rio de Janeiro’s dazzling Carnival parade, where his samba school will celebrate the spiritual richness...

AFPFebruary 27, 2025

Nigeria's Calabar Carnival is known as 'Africa's Biggest Street Party'

World

Glitzy Calabar Carnival wraps up tough year in Nigeria

Revellers dressed in glitzy, colourful costumes danced down the streets of Calabar, southern Nigeria, this weekend as giant speakers blasted out Afrobeats for one...

AFPDecember 29, 2024

Since opening its doors in 1997, Angoni's studio has produced hundreds of thousands of masks

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Across the sea from Venice, Albanian studio crafts carnival masks

As carnival celebrations are held across the globe, more than two dozen craftsmen in a quaint studio in northern Albania put the final touches...

AFPFebruary 14, 2024

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Parades, parties, pageantry: What to know about Rio’s Carnival

After weeks of sweaty, pulsating street parties, the Rio Carnival reaches its crescendo this Sunday with its main event.

AFPFebruary 11, 2024

Revellers take part in the "Ceu a Terra" street carnival "bloco" in Rio de Janeiro's Santa Teresa neighborhood

Entertainment

‘Carnival is here’: Rio gets ready to party

With the clock ticking down to what has been called the biggest party on Earth, Brazilian dancer Pedro H. Gaspar confesses he is “excited…...

AFPFebruary 8, 2024

Revelers take part in a street carnival in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on February 3, 2024, in a neighborhood nicknamed Cracolandia due to the large number of crack addicts living there

World

Crack addicts dance in side show to Carnival in Brazil

Emaciated Brazilian crack addicts danced to samba music in a rundown part of Sao Paulo as a very different kind of Carnival parade filled...

AFPFebruary 4, 2024

The Imperatriz samba school won the championships for Rio's Carnival parade

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Rio carnival title goes to parade on Brazil’s northeast

A darker-than-usual parade dedicated to an infamous outlaw-hero from Brazil’s impoverished northeast, bastion of newly inaugurated President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, won the...

AFPFebruary 22, 2023

A handout picture released by Sao Sebastiao City Hall in Brazil shows damage caused by heavy rains in the municipality in Sao Paolo state

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Brazil flooding, landslides kill at least 24

Flooding and landslides triggered by torrential rain in Brazil claimed at least 24 lives on Carnival weekend in southeast Sao Paulo state, authorities said...

AFPFebruary 19, 2023