The Beija-Flor samba school has been crowned winner of Rio de Janeiro's celebrated carnival parade competition. Thousand gathered at the city's giant Sambadrome arena to watch the top 12 samba schools battle it out for this year's title. Beija-Flor was crowned winner on Wednesday for the 15th time, narrowly beating second-placed Grande Rio.

Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) said Thursday it completed its acquisition of Arcadium Lithium (ALTM) for $6.7B, following this week's approval by the Royal Court of Jersey; Arcadium will become Rio Tinto Lithium and include the Rincon lithium project in Argentina ...

Subtle hand signs coordinate the hundreds of pounding drummers in each of Rio de Janeiro’s glitzy Carnival parades.

It’s that time of year in Rio de Janeiro: Carnival! Carnival in the Brazilian city has two sides: the street parties, known as blocos, and the parades at the legendary Sambadrome.

The Rio Carnival 2025 kicked off on Sunday night, March 2. The annual festival is renowned for its vibrant samba parades, lively street parties, and elaborate costumes, attracting visitors from around the globe.

Rio de Janeiro’s mayor handed over the key to the city to its Carnival monarch on Friday, opening King Momo’s five-day reign over the

Gretna-born drag comedian Bianca Del Rio, who achieved stardom as the winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race, to reign as Monarch of the Orpheus Mardi Gras parade

Rio Tinto acquired Arcadium Lithium for $6.7bn after the Scheme of Arrangement was sanctioned by the Royal Court of Jersey.

Rio Tinto has completed its acquisition of Arcadium Lithium plc (“Arcadium Lithium”) (NYSE: ALTM) (ASX: LTM) for $6.7 billion, following the sanctioni