During Carnival, groups like Sons of Gandhi promote Afro-Brazilian culture, while events like the Blocao Carnival party bring joy to pets and their owners.

For almost two decades, hundreds of dogs in the upscale Barra da Tijuca region in Rio de Janeiro have wagged their tails to samba music at the Blocao Carnival street party. They did it once again on ...

A puppet of Rita Lee had a red guitar with a sticker which said “without amnesty ... all decked out in leopard- and jaguar-print clothing. Marina Caetano, 39, has only missed Friends of ...