On the famous avenue of Rio’s carnival parade, women are often scantily clad dancers or muses, rarely participating as ...

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

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 ...

The Rio Carnival 2025 kicked off on Sunday night, March 2. The annual festival is renowned for its vibrant samba parades, ...

A group of Brazilian transgender women have been learning samba in the last few months as they prepare to take the stage at ...

There were at least 40 cases last year in which thieves drugged travelers in their hotel rooms so they could steal their ...

A group of Brazilian transgender women will perform at the Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, leading for samba school ...

daring woman.” On Sunday, Novais will party at the traditional Carnival in Olinda, in northeastern Brazil, wearing an Oscar statuette-inspired costume and celebrating Torres' achievement.

Transgender woman Alessandra Salazary, 31, hosts a Carnival contest in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025. Credit: AP/Silvia Izquierdo Brazil remains the world’s deadliest country for ...

They are women who produce ... Onemonth after last year’s Carnival, Brazil’s federal public prosecutor’s office reinforced its demands for financial reparations to Cândido’s family.

"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) ...