OPINION: It’s carnival week in Rio de Janeiro, where vibrant parades feature music, dancers and a huge dose of history. Here’s some Afro-Brazilian history from some of the most legendary Afro-carnival ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than two dozen countries make up the Caribbean, each with its own vernacular, history, food, and culture. Despite these ...

It was 2:30 one February morning. I had just landed at Trinidad’s Piarco International Airport on a red-eye flight from Miami for my first carnival of the season. Going home to sleep wasn’t an option.

Carnival in Spain is the moment winter finally loosens up a bit. Streets fill with parades, sequins and brass bands, and kids march through town in costumes their parents cobbled together. It’s a ...

The Notting Hill Carnival is the largest street festival in Europe, attracting two million people. Taking place annually over the August bank holiday weekend, the Carnival transforms a rectangle of ...

NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) - The city's oldest restaurant is also home to four rooms of Mardi Gras memorabilia, and the connection between Carnival and Antoine's Restaurant on St. Louis Street in the ...

More than two dozen countries make up the Caribbean, each with its own vernacular, history, food, and culture. Despite these distinctions, one tradition connects every island—Carnival. Born from the ...