The Brazilian city of Olinda has become famous for its giant puppets during Carnival, including one made just after “Saturday Night Fever.” The seaside city of Olinda, Brazil, coming alive with the ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Carnival muse this year isn’t one of the divas or drum queens parading with the Rio de Janeiro samba schools. It’s Fernanda Torres, who’s competing for the best actress Oscar ...

Reporting from Rio de Janeiro — It’s been a rough year for Andreza Souza’s home-based clothing business. She had to stretch her finances to make the trip from the Amazonian city of Belem to Rio de ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Sound begins blasting ear drums and rattling bones even before the speakers — hauled by big rigs creeping their way through Brazil’s thronging Carnival crowds — draw near. The ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Carnival muse this year isn’t one of the divas or drum queens parading ...