A Carnival party in Paraty swaps glitter and costumes for mud, as crowds cover themselves in gray sludge and celebrate as one ...

One guest’s "pay-to-play" idea just got a very blunt response from the top.

By Lisandra Paraguassu, Ricardo Brito and Janaina Quinet BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 15 (Reuters) - When Brazilian President ...

As Oscar season heats up, the Brazilian city of Recife turns Carnival into a celebration of its hometown film hopeful, The ...

The Krewe of Prophets of Persia marked a century of private Carnival balls with a 100th anniversary bash at the Orpheum Theater earlier this month. The invitation-only affair doubled down on what the ...

Confined to our own Carnival bubble that is Mardi Gras, it’s easy to forget that people throughout the globe are ramping up their own public and private bacchanals.

A Carnival cruise ship will be out of commission for repairs for at least a week after its exhaust funnel caught fire and partially collapsed Saturday during a trip to the Bahamas. It marked the ...

“From an event-management perspective, moving the parade to the second weekend appears to have helped spread activity across both weekends, which was one of the primary goals. That said, this winter’s ...

"We're hoping that a lot of locals take part in celebrating this, because this is ours. This is what is uniquely ours as a culture.” ...