PARATY, Brazil (AP) — Several hundred mud-covered Carnival revelers paraded in the sleepy seaside town of Paraty in southeastern Brazil on Saturday, a decades-old tradition that has grown ever larger ...

PARATY, Brazil (AP) – Extravagant costumes need not apply at the “Bloco da Lama” Carnival street party, where revelers dispense with pirate, princess and devil disguises in favor of thick, head-to-toe ...

Near one of Brazil's most traditional colonial towns, a bizarre carnival craze erupts each year - a 'parade' in which the only costume required is layers of thick, dark, sticky mud Credit: AP Hundreds ...

* Carnival revelers frolic in bizarre mud party * Party may have role in protecting environment. By Ana Nicolaci da Costa PARATY, Brazil, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Near one of Brazil's most traditional ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s Carnival revelry is ramping up, from the raucous street parties to the glitzy parades. Carnival kicked off Friday afternoon, with Saturday marking the first full day of ...