RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Looking out from atop Corcovado, the 2,310-foot mountain in the heart of Rio, I’m thinking this is a city truly blessed and not just because of the Christ figure presiding ...

A large fire has destroyed Samba City, a collection of warehouses in Rio de Janeiro where costumes and floats for the city's famed carnival are being made. The disaster occurred less than a month ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Rio de Janeiro – With three weeks to go before this city’s world renowned Carnival, Rio is getting set to inaugurate Samba City, a kind of theme park that ...

A large fire has destroyed Samba City, a part of Rio de Janeiro where costumes and floats for the city's world famous carnival are being made. The disaster occurred just about a month before this year ...

Don't worry if you can't make it to Rio de Janeiro's raucous Carnival in February. Tourists will soon have a chance to enjoy the deafening samba drums, near- naked dancers and bright floats all year ...