RIO DE JANEIRO - A line of tourists touch up their makeup before strutting across a rooftop in Rio de Janeiro’s largest favela, posing for a drone as it zooms out to show dramatic aerial views of the ...

Marches across Brazil for International Women’s Day are serving as a rallying cry against rising violence against women and girls after the alleged gang rape of a 17-year-old in Rio de Janeiro.

During World War I, women in Russia went on strike. They demanded "bread and peace." Among the results of their four-day ...

When Lourdes Barreto fled her home in Brazil's northeastern state of Paraiba as a teenager -- a move that launched her into ...

Brazil has been in party mode since February 13 with the 2026 Carnival celebration, which wraps up this weekend.

Carnival, a spectacle celebrating African deities and Catholic saints alike, has become a battleground for religious groups in Brazil.

In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, hundreds of thousands of people cover themselves in glitter for the biggest party in the world, Carnival. However, most of that glitter is made from plastic, which pollutes ...

Rio de Janeiro's Carnival is using samba parades to spotlight Black Brazilian women writers who rarely get public recognition ...

Rio de Janeiro’s carnival is full of contrasts: wealth brushes up against poverty, joyful abandon unfolds alongside hard labour. Its visual expression also explores notions of power. In a country with ...

Millions of revellers have taken to the streets of Rio de Janeiro to celebrate the biggest cultural event in Brazil. The Rio Carnival has returned in a blaze of glory, with partygoers hitting the ...