Carnival revelers twist, shout to Beatles in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO — English speakers get their moment in the Carnival sun on Monday as a wild, Beatles-themed street party shakes it up, baby, with a samba swing to "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da." "Sargento Pimenta," Portuguese for "Sergeant Pepper," is one of more than 400 raucous street parties that spring up throughout Rio de Janeiro during Carnival season. Hundreds of thousands of people turn out for the largest of the "blocos," packed, sweaty open-air dance parties where the crowd sings along to a repetitive medley of Carnival songs — usually in Portuguese, of course. As many as 850,000 ...

Amazing Carnival scenes from around the world
Mardi Gras in New Orleans is only one of the celebrations that rock the streets worldwide during the Carnival season. This time of celebration generally spans from Epiphany (January 6th, representing ...

What Our Black Ancestors Ate for the Holidays
Before you slice into that sweet potato pie, douse those greens in hot sauce or cut a corner of macaroni and cheese this holiday season, consider what you may be missing. African-American food ...