I was awestruck by the wild artistry that floods the town ... But in parts of the Caribbean, Carnival—known as Carnaval in Brazil—is more than the revelry that has turned such festivities ...

This year's festival will see participants wearing iconic carnival costume pieces from over the last 50 years Preparations are underway for a city's 50th Caribbean carnival celebrating all things ...

So, shockingly, Carnival began as white people mocking black people. Slavery was abolished in the Caribbean in 1838, and the liberated people now fully embraced carnival as their own. Their Mas ...