Carnival revelry is ramping up, from the raucous street parties to the glitzy parades. Follow AP reporters and photographers as they follow Saturday's pre-Lenten parties.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s Carnival revelry is ramping ... yet revelers remained on Rio de Janeiro’s Flamengo beach — reluctant to end their party. “This first day was better than I ...

For almost two decades, hundreds of dogs in the upscale Barra da Tijuca region in Rio de Janeiro have wagged their tails to samba music at the Blocao Carnival street party. They did it once again on ...

The sun set on the first day of Carnival, yet revelers remained on Rio de Janeiro’s Flamengo beach — reluctant ... “Carnival represents the Brazilian identity. To be Brazilian is to be ...