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The women will lead the last section of the parade for samba school Paraiso do Tuiuti, which this year will tell the story of ...

Transgender woman Negriny Venture, right, talks with a transgender friend before their Paraiso de Tuiuti samba school ...

The symbol of the world’s largest Carnival street parade, the 32m-tall sculpture is being erected in the state capital Recife ...

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A group of Brazilian transgender women will perform at the Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, leading for samba school ...

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The second edition of the SBC Summit Rio will run until the 27th at Riocentro, the largest convention center in Latin America ...

Germany's Catholic Church has sharply criticized a carnival float made for a big street parade in the western city of Cologne ...