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 ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Once many carnival parades are over, the pageantry becomes just a memory. That’s why tucked away inside several rooms at Tulane University are boxes and shelves filled with ...

Mardi Gras was made to be enjoyed rather than studied, but the last quarter-century has seen more books published on the celebration than in the preceding century and a half. And that’s without taking ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - If you’ve ever been to the Bourbon Street Awards of Fat Tuesday, you know it’s the place to find some of the most detailed, exquisite and over-the-top costumes -- just part of the ...

Mardi Gras. It's more than parades rolling in catching throws. It's part of who we are in New Orleans celebration that defines us as a city, and canceling Mardi Gras is almost unheard off. But ...

WELL, ONE OF THE OLDEST CREWS IN CARNIVAL IS RIDING A NEW HISTORY. THE KREWE OF ALLAH HAS BLACK CARNIVAL ROYALTY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ITS 93 YEAR HISTORY. YEAH, WE SAT DOWN WITH QUEEN JOHN DURAN AS ...

One hundred years of snow statues, winter games and the spirited Huskies who make Michigan Technological University’s Winter Carnival spectacular is a lot of ground to cover. University history ...

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 ...