The Boi Tolo, one of the city’s most iconic street parties, has come to represent the glittery, gritty grass-roots celebration far from the glamour of the official parades. Revelers taking part in the ...

Dozens of bodies are lined up at the entrance of the Vila Cruzeiro favela after the deadliest police operation in Rio’s history left more than 130 people dead Photograph: Alan Lima/The Guardian In ...

Women across the world will call for equal pay, reproductive rights, education, justice and decision-making jobs during ...

One of Rio de Janeiro's top samba schools kicked off this year's Carnival with a lavish ode to Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, tracing his rise from rural poverty to superhero status among the ...

Defending South American and Brazilian champion Flamengo has fired coach Filipe Luís just hours after his team won 8-0 ...

Rio’s Carmelitas parade draws thousands to Santa Teresa, with samba, costumed revellers and a nod to a runaway nun legend. The Carmelitas street parade brought crowds into Santa Teresa on Friday, ...

Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has revealed that he often has to use a wheelchair due to his past injuries. Ferdinand, who retired from professional football in 2015, admitted that issues ...

Years of playing football at the highest level for Manchester United and England have left Rio Ferdinand requiring a wheelchair. The former United defender's lengthy and distinguished career took its ...

Brazil president to receive unprecedented honour at opening night of procession with a giant effigy of him He is a giant of Brazilian politics and soon he will become a giant of Brazilian carnival too ...

When Lourdes Barreto fled her home in Brazil’s northeastern state of Paraiba as a teenager — a move that launched her into sex work and a lifetime of activism — she never imagined that six decades ...

Ex-Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand may be reluctant to leave Dubai, despite his wife Kate's homesickness. Ferdinand, 47, moved him and part of his family to the United Arab Emirates City not ...