BySILVIA IZQUIERDO Associated Press, ANDRE PENNER Associated Press, and BRUNA PRADO Associated Press

February 14, 2026, 1:07 PM

RIO DE JANEIRO — The world’s biggest party is back as Carnival celebrations return to Brazil with glittery, outrageous costumes, samba rhythms ringing out until dawn and hundreds of raucous roaming parties flooding the streets.

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