RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Sound begins blasting ear drums and rattling bones even before the speakers — hauled by big rigs creeping their way through Brazil’s thronging Carnival crowds — draw near. The ...

SÃO PAOLO (RNS) — Once content to avoid Carnival's excesses, evangelicals, who make up about 30% of Brazil's population, have a new strategy, working to short-circuit the festival with displays of ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s Carnival revelry is ramping up, from the raucous street parties to the glitzy parades. Carnival kicked off Friday afternoon, with Saturday marking the first full day of ...

A behemoth sound truck popularly referred to as an electric trio makes it way through a street crowded with revelers during the "Academicos do Baixo Augusta" pre-Carnival street party in Sao Paulo, ...

Behemoth sound trucks known as electric trios are a fixture of Brazil’s Carnival festivities and draw millions to the streets RIO DE JANEIRO — Sound begins blasting ear drums and rattling bones even ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Behemoth sound trucks known as electric trios are a fixture of Brazil’s Carnival festivities and draw millions to the streets. The rigs effectively did away with front-row seats, ...