Brazilian Carnival

Some of Rio's biggest samba schools say they will not participate in next year's Carnival unless a coronavirus vaccine is widely available, Brazilian media reported Tuesday.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has sparked shock and outrage by tweeting a video showing one man urinating on another during his country's massive annual street carnival.

Bloco Bollywood is the fusion of these two popular trends. It's the annual event in the time of carnival, when the Indian community takes to the streets to dance to Bollywood songs and bhangra drum beats.

Some 50,000 spectators are expected at Olympic Games 2016 while more than 3 billion people tune in around the world as Brazil host their second major sporting event in two years, after the 2014 FIFA World Cup

Brazilian Carnival could be called a hungry mosquito's dream, five days of non-stop street parties that bring together millions of revelers in an inviting mass of bare ankles, uncovered legs and denuded torsos. So the mosquito-borne Zika virus might be expected to dampen this year's debauchery.

Rafael Nadal will play his first round match in Rio on Tuesday against Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci.

Rafael Nadal was joining Brazilian legend and former world number one Gustavo Kuerten first off Sunday night to sample the atmosphere of the samba parades before a 70,000 crowd as the elite schools showed off their moves.

Brazilians, who already are used to generous time off for Carnival celebrations and Catholic observances, have enjoyed even more holidays during the month-long soccer tournament.

Brazilian health officials handed out condoms to World Cup fans in Sao Paulo on Friday and took advantage of festivities in the city to test people for HIV.

Extraterrestrial toucan birds, neon green spacemen waving Brazilian flags and legions of scantily clad women and men dancing a furious samba opened the final round of Rio de Janeiro's extravagant Carnival parades on Monday night.

Football and samba. Two passions which dominate the Brazilian soul, entwined as in a marriage.

Some of Rio's biggest samba schools say they will not participate in next year's Carnival unless a coronavirus vaccine is widely available, Brazilian media reported Tuesday.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has sparked shock and outrage by tweeting a video showing one man urinating on another during his country's massive annual street carnival.

Bloco Bollywood is the fusion of these two popular trends. It's the annual event in the time of carnival, when the Indian community takes to the streets to dance to Bollywood songs and bhangra drum beats.

Some 50,000 spectators are expected at Olympic Games 2016 while more than 3 billion people tune in around the world as Brazil host their second major sporting event in two years, after the 2014 FIFA World Cup

Brazilian Carnival could be called a hungry mosquito's dream, five days of non-stop street parties that bring together millions of revelers in an inviting mass of bare ankles, uncovered legs and denuded torsos. So the mosquito-borne Zika virus might be expected to dampen this year's debauchery.

Rafael Nadal will play his first round match in Rio on Tuesday against Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci.

Rafael Nadal was joining Brazilian legend and former world number one Gustavo Kuerten first off Sunday night to sample the atmosphere of the samba parades before a 70,000 crowd as the elite schools showed off their moves.

Brazilians, who already are used to generous time off for Carnival celebrations and Catholic observances, have enjoyed even more holidays during the month-long soccer tournament.

Brazilian health officials handed out condoms to World Cup fans in Sao Paulo on Friday and took advantage of festivities in the city to test people for HIV.

Extraterrestrial toucan birds, neon green spacemen waving Brazilian flags and legions of scantily clad women and men dancing a furious samba opened the final round of Rio de Janeiro's extravagant Carnival parades on Monday night.

Football and samba. Two passions which dominate the Brazilian soul, entwined as in a marriage.