With just five days until Carnival begins on 28 February, Rio de Janeiro’s streets are already packed with revelers and music groups warming up for the celebrations. The Cordão do Boitatá ...

Revelers from Cordão do Boitatá fill the narrow downtown streets during Rio’s Carnival (Rodrigo Soldon). Revelers from Cordão do Boitatá fill the narrow downtown streets during Rio’s Carnival (Rodrigo ...