The “Iron” costume, seen here in the men’s version, was named for “the first strike, very heartbeat and soul of the rhythm section.” (Photo: Kyeon Lucian Constantine) The “Iron” costume, seen here in ...

Vibrant colors and samba beats filled the air outside the Wesley Center in Iowa City on Saturday during a preview of the second-annual Iowa City Carnaval Parade. Loyce Arthur, coordinator of the Iowa ...

Andrea Mercury will be securing the last rhinestones and final feathers to her band’s Carnival costumes up to the last possible second. “Until it’s time to actually go on the road, we’ll be here,” ...

Stephen Tiffenson can still hear the African beats of the tambuo bamboo -- the traditional Trinidadian percussion instrument -- that pulsed through the streets of Sangre Grande during Carnaval. As a ...

You’ve heard of Caribbean carnivals – the epic fetes aka parties, the nonstop partying, the intoxicating soca music, lack of sleep and countless stories of it being an absolute must experience for any ...

Carnaval is one of Brazil’s most-anticipated (and most-attended) annual events. Occurring from February 17th to the 22nd this year, various festivals and parades—filled with samba dancers in elaborate ...

In Trinidad, it’s said that while Carnival lasts for a few days, the rest of the year is spent either preparing for it or reminiscing about it. Tara Keens-Douglas has only missed two in the past 13 ...

The work of Carnival costume designers Helen Clark Warren (1895-1973) and John C. Scheffler (1939-2012) is on display through Dec. 4, 2016, at the Louisiana State Museum in the Presbytère, 751 ...

A fire Monday gutted warehouses holding many of the elaborate, feather-and-sequin costumes and extravagant floats for Rio's Carnaval parade, destroying the dreams and hard work of thousands of mostly ...

A vibrant, skimpy ensemble worn at a Caribbean Carnival is so much more than a visual delight: “It’s a celebration of women’s glory in themselves.” The blinged-out swimsuits and colorful plumage seen ...