Street vendors dispense the party fuel for Rio’s Carnival, but face pushback
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Sweat streamed down Talita Ferreira Sanches’ face as she pushed a cart loaded with beer and water up the winding, cobblestone streets in Rio de Janeiro last month, calling out to ...
A samba school rises to Rio Carnival’s top league, bringing an economic boom to its poor residents
Carnival always breathes life into the economy of Vila Vintem, on Rio de Janeiro’s west side, but this year there’s even more ...
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Lula will return to China in May
President confirms a presence at the Celac-China forum in May, his second trip to Asia in two months. Meeting reinforces relations between Brazil and Beijing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ...