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Brazil’s queen of rock, Rita Lee, honored at Rio Carnival parade

Drum queen Juliana Paes from Viradouro samba school performs during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026 Scientists may have just solved 900 year old ...
AOL

Sex workers to be honored during annual Rio Carnival parade

Former sex worker Lourdes Barreto dances during Porto da Pedra samba school's rehearsal for a parade (AP) "Who would have thought that a prostitute would be honored?" the 83-year-old Barreto remarked ...
The Independent

Sex workers to be honored during annual Rio Carnival parade

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SFGate

Rio Carnival parade will spotlight sex workers in effort to dismantle stigma

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — When Lourdes Barreto fled her home in Brazil’s northeastern state of Paraiba as a teenager — a move that launched her into sex work and a lifetime of activism — she never ...
SFGate

Huge floats, wild costumes and nonstop street parties: Brazil Carnival in photos

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The world’s biggest party is back as Carnival celebrations return to Brazil with glittery, outrageous costumes, samba rhythms ringing out until dawn and hundreds of raucous ...
Daily Mail

The world's biggest party is back! Rio Carnival returns with another samba spectacular featuring outrageous costumes and dancing till dawn

Millions of revellers have taken to the streets of Rio de Janeiro to celebrate the biggest cultural event in Brazil. The Rio Carnival has returned in a blaze of glory, with partygoers hitting the ...