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When Helena Theodoro, 77, paraded in Rio de Janeiro's Carnaval last year, she momentarily forgot about the struggles of Black Brazilians. The activist and intellectual joined nine esteemed Black women ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 26 (Reuters) - As Rio de Janeiro's world-famous carnival holiday rolls around this year without official events due to Brazil's ongoing Omicron coronavirus wave, a slew of private ...

On February 25, 2020—just as the final Carnaval celebrations in Rio de Janeiro were coming to a close—the first case of Coronavirus was confirmed in São Paulo, 270 miles south of the Sambadrome ...

Rio de Janeiro canceled its world-renowned Carnival street parades for the second consecutive year as new wave of Covid infections spread through the Brazilian city. Mayor Eduardo Paes announced ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — The world-famous Carnival festivities in Rio de Janeiro will be held in late April rather than the final weekend of February, as the number of coronavirus cases in Brazil spikes and ...

Jan 4 (Reuters) - Rio de Janeiro has canceled street parades and parties during its world-famous Carnival for a second year due to an increase in COVID-19 cases and the threat from the arrival of the ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Rio de Janeiro’s Mayor Eduardo Paes on Wednesday ceremonially handed control of the city to King Momo, a ritual representing the upheaval of the status quo — but it remains to be seen ...