Oscar fever for Brazil’s Fernanda Torres has made her this year’s Carnival muse
Brazil’s Carnival muse this year isn’t one of the divas or drum queens parading with the Rio de Janeiro samba schools.
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'I'm Still Here' makes history as first Brazilian film to win best international feature
SAO PAULO - Brazilian movie \"I Am Still Here\", set against the backdrop of the military dictatorship and recounting the ...
A samba school rises to Rio Carnival's top league, bringing an economic boom to its poor residents
Carnival always breathes life into the economy of Vila Vintem, on Rio de Janeiro’s west side, but this year there’s even more ...
Mud-covered Carnival revelers are a strange sight in sleepy Brazilian town
Several hundred mud-covered Carnival revelers paraded in the sleepy seaside town of Paraty in southeastern Brazil on Saturday ...
Rio’s ‘Blocão’ dog carnival: Pets parade in costumes at Brazil’s biggest street party
As Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival celebrations began, dozens of dogs dressed in vibrant costumes joined their owners for the ...
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A Rio Carnival parade will tell the story of a trans woman nearly burned at the stake
Onemonth after last year’s Carnival, Brazil’s federal public prosecutor’s office reinforced its demands for financial reparations to Cândido’s family. Rio’s Carnival — watched by ...
The Latest: From small dogs to big cats, a day inside Brazil's wild Carnival parties
Brazil’s Carnival revelry is ramping up, from the raucous street parties to the glitzy parades. Carnival kicked off Friday ...
The Latest: A day inside Brazil's wild Carnival parties
One of Saturday’s popular early-morning street parties is Friends of the Jaguar, on a beach looking across the water at Rio ...
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State Department warns travelers about drugging-dating scam in Brazil
The U.S. consulates and embassy in Brazil issued a security alert Feb. 3 titled “Carnival and Drugging-Dating Scam 2025.” Steve Royster, consular chief at the consulate general in Rio ...
Oscars: I’m Still Here makes history as first Brazilian film to win Best International Feature
The last Brazilian film to be nominated in the international category was Central Station in 1999, also directed by Walter Salles. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Carnival tradition: Partygoers celebrate in the mud
In the Brazilian city of Paraty, partygoers celebrated carnival in the mud. The so-called "mud block party" goes back to an ...