R IO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A fire Wednesday at a Rio de Janeiro factory that produces costumes for the city's iconic Carnival left 10 people hospitalized, Rio’s state health department said ...

“I played for a band which was Trinidadian; I spent hours adding feathers, beads and geometric shapes to velvet on a costume I only paid £90 for.” In recent years, Carnival has become more ...

It increased tourists' interest in Chinese culture and inspired us to showcase authentic Chinese costumes and traditions," says Massimo Andreoli, chairman of the historical carnival in Venice.