Revelers gather on a bridge during Carnival in Sao Luiz do Paraitinga, Brazil, Sunday, March 2, 2025. Andre Penner/AP A reveler rolls in the mud during the traditional Mud Block carnival party in ...

PHOTO COLLECTION: Brazil Carnival Updated March 3, 2025 10:00 p.m. Drum queen Lorena Raissa from Beija-Flor samba school performs during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro ...

Carnival King Momo, Kaio Mackenzie, right, with Queen Thuane de Oliveira, hold up the keys of the city from Mayor Eduardo Paes, center, at a ceremony officially kicking off Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, ...

Celia Regina, left, dances with a sex worker during a pre-Carnival block party in the Vila Mimosa red-light district in Rio de Janeiro, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. Sex workers, and supporters paraded ...

"Fernanda Torres' Impersonators", during a pre-Carnival street party where some dressed as Torres' beloved TV characters, in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Brazil’s Carnival muse this year isn’t one of the divas or drum queens parading with the Rio de Janeiro ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Several hundred mud-covered Carnival revelers paraded in the sleepy seaside town of Paraty in southeastern ...

During Carnival, groups like Sons of Gandhi promote Afro-Brazilian culture, while events like the Blocao Carnival party bring joy to pets and their owners.

Brazil’s Carnival got a guest star this year, in the form of longtime Victoria’s Secret angel Irina Shayk. The supermodel participated in the festival for the first time ever, and went all out ...