Rio de Janeiro has suspended its Carnival parade for the first time in over a century as coronavirus cases continue to rise in Brazil and across the globe, multiple outlets reported.

A cloud of uncertainty that has hung over Rio de Janeiro throughout the coronavirus pandemic has been lifted, but gloom remains — the annual Carnival parade of flamboyant samba schools won’t ...

Rio makes do as Carnival festivities are canceled The Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro is lit Friday in honor of the victims of COVID-19. In a normal year, the Sambadrome would be preparing for Carnival.

RIO DE JANEIRO — This time last year, Rio de Janeiro’s prime Carnival venue was a cauldron of glitter-smeared, scantily dressed bodies packed together, swaying to the beat of drums.

As COVID-19 continues to ravage through Brazil, the mayor of Rio de Janeiro officially canceled Carnival, looking ahead to 2022, when the event can be celebrated with "all the intensity we deserve." ...

In good times and bad, Rio de Janeiro’s famously boisterous Carnival has endured, often thriving when the going got particularly tough. People partied hard during years of war, hyperinflation ...