“It’s carnival. Do what you wanna ... to have to watch “a white man in black face throwing out coconuts,” a reference to the shaved and painted coconuts that are Zulu’s signature ...

while Yasser Arafat poses in his trademark black-and-white keffiyeh. Next to him is George W. Bush, practically cheek-to-cheek with a fierce Saddam Hussein, teeth bared in a snarl under his black ...

Elinor Pitot White, this year’s queen of Carnival, has been a lady in waiting ... with shoulder-length brown hair that frames her face. She was calm as her big day approached, but, after all ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Sweat streamed down Talita Ferreira Sanches’ face as she pushed a cart loaded with beer ... so she could arrive in time for the early-morning Carnival party “Heaven on Earth”.

As regions throughout the country operate as usual for a regular Tuesday, the people of New Orleans and other cities along the Gulf Coast will prepare for the biggest celebration of our calendar ...