The women will lead the last section of the parade for samba school Paraiso do Tuiuti, which this year will tell the story of ...

José Caruzzo Escafura was the best-known of the "bicheiros," the men who rule over the officially illegal but tolerated ...

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A group of Brazilian transgender women will perform at the Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, leading for samba school ...

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Events take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s most cosmopolitan city. All the main samba competitions between rival dance ...

New Orleans, Rio de Janeiro, Venice — people have been celebrating for days or weeks, since Mardi Gras is the culmination of ...

Growing up in Goa, King Momo has been a mythical king, who wears a crown and regal attire and is often accompanied by Queen Momo and an entourage of dancers and ...