RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It’s a life of stark contrast: By day, Diana Prado is a supervisor at an insurance company’s drably lit call center cramped with blue cubicles. But when night falls, she dazzles ...

If you're thinking, "how is that possible," you're not alone. By Sam Reed Every February, half a million people flock to Rio de Janeiro for Carnival, Brazil’s annual new year celebration, to see Samba ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s Carnival, long a symbol of youth, beauty and sex, added a mature twist early Tuesday by giving two women in their 40s a chance to dance nearly nude at the head of their samba ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Juggling a Coke and a cigarette in one hand and a cookie and a phone in the other, Rosa Magalhaes contemplates her artistic creations before they go on display in a few days’ time.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Carnival always breathes life into the economy of Vila Vintem, a favela on Rio de Janeiro’s west side, but this year the pulse is even stronger with its Unidos de Padre Miguel ...

Businessman and former Apprentice contestant Thomas Skinner returns this week with a Salsa performed to Bonkers by Dizzee ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (RNS) The dancer said nudity is relevant to the overall theme of the samba display but that should not 'affect her Christian beliefs.' RIO DE JANEIRO (RNS) As Brazil’s annual Mardi Gras ...

Reporting from Rio De Janeiro — It was near midnight and the rain-drenched streets had already stained my white satin slippers. A Napoleon-style hat, adorned with golden beads and white plumage, was ...