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Brazil’s first Winter Games gold is about much more than the medal

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — With Brazil entering the joyous throes of Carnival, Alpine ski racer Lucas Pinheiro Braathen on ...

Brazil Carnival street party do’s and don’ts: A survival kit from veterans to beginners

Veteran Carnival fans in Rio say the party is fun, but it also takes planning and endurance. On Sunday, the festival marks ...

Huge floats, wild costumes and nonstop street parties: Brazil Carnival in photos

The world’s biggest party is back as Carnival celebrations return to Brazil with glittery, outrageous costumes, samba rhythms ...

Brazil’s iconic carnival opens in Rio with Carmelitas street party

Rio’s Carmelitas parade draws thousands to Santa Teresa, with samba, costumed revellers and a nod to a runaway nun legend.
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Rio's carnival more than a sex party, Brazilians say

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 that ...