RIO DE JANEIRO – As Carnival season winds down in Brazil, hundreds of women have gathered in a large street party to mock the social stigma tied to their past sexual experience. They called themselves ...

Rio de Janeiro is the capital of Carnival in Brazil—a dazzling, five-day extravaganza of parades, music, and street parties.

The typical notion of Carnival in Brazil is that anything goes: no headdress too big, no outfit too small, no song too ribald. This year, some organizers of the world's best known street party are ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Supergirl came out of the dressing room ready for action as usual. She took her place alongside Freddy Krueger, Poison Ivy and Captain America and they kicked off, into song.

Carnival in Rio de Janeiro just came to an end last week, and one big part of the whole shabang every year is the samba parade. If you know anything about Brazilian culture, you know just how big of a ...

Carnival dancers perform for people arriving in the baggage claim area at Guararapes Gilberto Freyre International Airport in Brazil. Getty Images RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian Carnival could be called a ...

Carnival originated in Europe and can be traced back to the winter festivals that were celebrated in the Middle Ages. The Portuguese introduced Carnival to Brazil in the 17th century with the "Entrudo ...