Dancers -- some nearly naked, others in elaborate costumes -- strutted into the final round of the Rio Carnival's samba championship Monday, capping a wild party that has helped Brazilians forget ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

With Carnival ending, the Brazilia presidential election can begin in earnest. — -- Samba drums and hypnotic percussions, non-stop flow of positive lyrics about love and "Saudade" in the streets ...