carnival

Carnival’s credit rating boosted by S&P after quarterly results

S&P Global Ratings upgraded Carnival’s credit rating two notches to “BB-” on Friday (Dec 22), a day after the cruise operator posted better-than-expected results, helped by relatively strong bookings ...

This year marks the full comeback of the world’s biggest carnival, with epic street parties known as “blocos”.

'Rebirth' in Rio as carnival street parties return

Covered in golden glitter, Brazilian domestic worker Vera Lucia da Silva is bursting to be back parading through Rio de Janeiro in a carnival street party, after a three-year hiatus for Covid-19.