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The Latest Breaking News from Carnival

Notting Hill Carnival at risk of ‘mass casualty event’ due to crowd control problems

Police warn in new report for London Assembly over ‘dangerous level of crowd density’ at event

The Independent UK

'Her Drive, Now her Legacy:' Family to raise young girl who saw her mother murdered at Notting Hill Carnival

Cher Maximen’s grandmother will now raise her daughter after she was stabbed at Notting Hill Carnival

Evening Standard

Knife-wielding killer guilty of murdering mum Cher Maximen at Notting Hill Carnival

Cher Maximen was enjoying Notting Hill Carnival family day when she was murdered

Evening Standard

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Clowns and musicians bring the joy of Carnival to sick children in a Rio hospital

Clowns complete with red noses and tutus sung Carnival songs to sick children on the pediatric ward of a Rio de Janeiro hospital on Tuesday, bringing the ebullient festivities normally found on the streets straight to the young patients and their carers

The Independent UK

Why some PSV fans are wearing fancy dress for Arsenal Champions League match

The city’s week-long carnival celebrations conclude tonight

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: In Rio and beyond, Carnival brings euphoria and release to Brazilians

It’s that time of year in Rio de Janeiro: Carnival!

The Independent UK

Is it safe to travel to Canary Islands after flooding and is Gran Canaria airport closed?

As Carnival season arrives in the Canary Islands, some performances were cancelled due to the adverse weather

The Independent UK

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‘Power of music’: steel pan bands foster joy and resilience at Trinidad and Tobago carnival

Caribbean country’s steel band competition, held this year amid escalating violence, celebrates an instrument born out of colonial resistance

The Guardian - US

Why PSV fans have been told to attend Arsenal game in fancy dress

The city’s Lampegat carnival concludes tonight

Evening Standard

With flicks of the wrist, Rio Carnival's drum maestros keep everyone locked in on the beat

Subtle hand signs coordinate the hundreds of pounding drummers in each of Rio de Janeiro’s glitzy Carnival parades

The Independent UK

Anitta writes song and cheers for samba school celebrating her Afro-Brazilian faith

Superstar Anitta has won over pop music fans in Brazil and abroad, even more so since she added English and Spanish singing to her seductive dancing and bold lyrics

The Independent UK

Brazil rejoices over first Oscar win. 'I'm Still Here' house to be transformed into a film museum

When Spanish actress Penélope Cruz announced that “I’m Still Here” was the winner of best international film at the Academy Awards, Brazilians roared at home and on the streets, where Carnival festivities have been ongoing since Saturday

The Independent UK

Traditional Carnival Celebrations In Sao Luiz Do Paraitinga

Experience Sao Luiz do Paraitinga's traditional Carnival celebration with 'marchinhas' songs and family-friendly atmosphere in the scenic Sao Paulo country...

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Brazil Celebrates Fernanda Torres' Oscar Nomination During Carnival

Brazil's Carnival season buzzes with excitement as Fernanda Torres vies for an Oscar, showcasing the nation's cultural pride.

The Independent UK

Street vendors dispense the party fuel for Rio’s Carnival, but face pushback as their numbers grow

Vendors are a fixture at Rio’s Carnival street parties

The Independent UK

Oscar fever for Brazil's Fernanda Torres has made her this year's Carnival muse

Brazil’s Carnival muse this year isn’t one of the divas or drum queens parading with the Rio de Janeiro samba schools

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The Independent UK

A samba school rises to Rio Carnival's top league, bringing an economic boom to its poor residents

Carnival always breathes life into the economy of Vila Vintem, on Rio de Janeiro’s west side, but this year there’s even more, with its Unidos de Padre Miguel samba school back in the top parade league for the first time in 57 years

The Independent UK

Mud-covered Carnival revelers are a strange sight in sleepy Brazilian town

Several hundred mud-covered Carnival revelers paraded in the sleepy seaside town of Paraty in southeastern Brazil on Saturday, a decades-old tradition that has grown ever larger since its first edition nearly 40 years ago

The Independent UK

The Rio Carnival street party where dogs parade as superheroes and cartoon characters

As Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival celebrations kicked off, dozens of dogs dressed as superheroes, clowns and cartoon characters paraded alongside their owners in one of the city’s most beloved canine street parties

The Independent UK

The Latest: A day inside Brazil's wild Carnival parties

Brazil’s Carnival revelry is ramping up, from the raucous street parties to the glitzy parades

The Independent UK

Rio's Carnival kicks off as mayor gives key to the city to King Momo

Rio de Janeiro’s mayor handed over the key to the city to its Carnival monarch

The Independent UK

A look at Louisiana's Mardi Gras festivities through the years

The 2025 Carnival Season -- marked by a weekslong pre-Lenten bash and complete with colorful parades, shimmery beads tossed from floats and streets lined with costumed revelers -- is reaching its conclusion on the Gulf Coast

The Independent UK

A Rio Carnival parade will tell the story of a trans woman nearly burned at the stake

A Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro will present the story of a trans woman nearly burned at the stake in the 16th century as a means to spotlight trans people’s struggle in Brazil, where more of them are reported killed than anywhere else

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