The annual Carnival parade of flamboyant samba schools in Rio de Janeiro won’t be held in February because of the coronavirus.

Actress Julianne Trevisol dances during Grande Rio performance at the Rio de Janeiro Carnival at Sambodromo on February 26, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

It's Carnival season around the world. The largest of these pre-Lent festivals takes place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and draws millions.

Images of Rio de Janeiro's Carnival Throughout the Years Feb. 08, 2013 — -- intro: We all associate Rio de Janeiro's Carnival with teeny weeny bikinis covered in sparkles, but was it always ...

Rio de Janeiro has suspended its Carnival parade for the first time in over a century as coronavirus cases continue to rise in Brazil and across the globe, multiple outlets reported.

Carnival King Momo Wilson Neto, center, holds a key during a ceremony marking the official start of Carnival at the Sambadrome, in Rio de Janeiro, March 1, 2019.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- The mere idea that U.S. soldiers on leave from Iraq see Rio's carnival as a free-floating sex party has Brazilians outraged. A report in Britain's The Guardian newspaper ...

Revelers of the Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel samba school perform during the second night of Rio's Carnival at the Sambadromo in Rio de Janeiro.

Making out at one of Rio de Janeiro's alcohol-soaked Carnival street parties just got a little easier, with the debut Monday of a party dedicated to the hookup app Tinder.

"Blocao" dog carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. About 100 dogs have had their day at a pre-Carnival bash in Rio de Janeiro. A 10-man brass band and a singer belting out Rio's anthem song "Cidade ...

Rio de Janeiro's mayor has opened the seaside city's raucous Carnival, the self-billed biggest party on the planet and Brazil's last big bash before it hosts this year's World Cup football tournament.

There's a reason people consider Brazil's Rio de Janeiro carnival the "greatest show on earth." It's five days of nonstop celebrations, music, and dancing and some of the most beautiful costumes ...