In this Feb. 19, 2017 photo, a couple dances during the "If you don't give me....then you lend me" Carnival street party on Ipanema beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The typical view of Carnival in ...

“Your hair doesn't deny it, mulata / Because you’re mulata by color / But since color doesn’t rub off, mulata / Mulata, I want all of your love”. Those are the lyrics of one of Brazil's most popular ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – The UN peacekeepers in Haiti have clashed with rebels and fought well-armed street gangs. Now they are taking shots from a new foe: musicians. During Haiti’s carnival, the ...

Don Kato, the lead singer of Brothers Posse, a popular Haitian group banned from the country’s last two national carnivals because of his lyrics bashing President Michel Martelly says he’s not sure if ...

The typical notion of Carnival in Brazil is that anything goes: no headdress too big, no outfit too small, no song too ribald. This year, some organizers of the world’s best known street party are ...