This weekend kicks off the Carnaval season here in Los Angeles, which will soon be celebrated across the globe—including in Colombia and Brazil, where the event reaches its grandest spectacle. Yes ...

Take a journey to four iconic Carnival destinations without leaving the comfort of the National Hispanic Cultural Center with “Carnaval 2025: Veinte Años.” Guests will be immersed in the music, ...

Seventeen dancers competed today at KQED’s headquarters to rule the realm of San Francisco’s Carnaval, which will take place May 25 and 26. In the end, the crowns went to Yeison Andres Jimenez, from ...

Music and dances from different cultures and nationalities filled the University Student Union on April 17 as students watched and participated in the 18th annual Carnaval. A lounge area was available ...

At least one float in today's dazzling Carnaval parade in San Francisco was paid for with warm chocolate souffles. And ginger margaritas. That would be the one with orange bunting, a rainbow of ...

Those who have experienced Brazilian culture have loved it, especially Carnaval, a long-awaited celebration in February. For members of Handphibians, a Madison-based pagode band, and Ótimo Dance, a ...

A skirt or dancer? Performers from CUICACALLI, a year-round youth training program and dance company, performing traditional folklore dance. Carnaval San Francisco 2021. Photo by Annika Hom, taken May ...

When Chrissy Costello and Angelita Peter started a Marin dance troupe in 2016 to join the parade at Carnaval San Francisco, they had 36 women. Now, eight years later, there are 73 dancers of all ages, ...

Connection is at the core of Cuicacalli: connection to the rhythm, to the Earth below, to an individual's culture. And this year, Jesus Cortes and his students will get to connect with a crowd they've ...

Despite the (Zika) viral headlines, over three million Carnaval revelers are expected in Rio de Janeiro. The main samba parade, February 5-8, is enormous, and six of the 12 best samba schools march to ...