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.

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

Tour guide Drew Hamilton recounts the moment he captured close-up footage of a mother polar bear cuddling with her cub near ...

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, ...

Superstar Anitta has won over pop music fans in Brazil and abroad, even more so since she added English and Spanish singing ...

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.