Brazil's 2015 Carnival celebration was not without controversy, as a Rio de Janeiro samba school was accused of taking festival funding from the dictator of Equatorial Guinea.

Rio de Janeiro's top 13 samba schools are gearing up for carnival and the parade at ... Cherubs that will wave jauntily from the floats have been spray-painted gold and workers have also been ...

An army of 4,100 marched alongside ornate floats featuring prehistoric beasts ... possible sponsorships and bragging rights ? but no cash. Rio's Carnival officially ended Wednesday, but several ...