Uncover the Secret Side of Rio de Janeiro

Yet, although there is great benefit from letting kids enjoy the frenetic rhythms of the city, there is ample room for them ...
Yahoo

Transgender parade star opens doors to diversity in Rio Carnival

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - When he paraded during Carnival at age 14 for the first time with a Rio de Janeiro samba group, Wagner Carvalho did not recognize himself in the mirror. Today, after 16 ...
EDMTunes

BOMA Announces Entire Week Of Open Air Parties For Rio De Janeiro Carnival

The week-long series of events features the likes of Jamie Jones, Black Coffee, Mochakk, ARTBAT, CamelPhat, Carlita, LP Giobbi, Vintage Culture and more. The Brazilian cultural platform announces its ...
Queerty

PHOTOS: This year’s Carnival in Rio had progress—and gays—on parade

Brazil has been in party mode since February 13 with the 2026 Carnival celebration, which wraps up this weekend. The atmosphere has been especially festive in Rio de Janeiro, where city officials were ...
Global Voices Online

At Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, the life of a 16th-century ‘travesti’ echoes into the present

For Bruna Benevides, president of the National Association of Travestis and Transsexuals (ANTRA), this theme choice also took a stand against political hostility, which has been mirrored elsewhere in ...