Carnival revelry is ramping up, from the raucous street parties to the glitzy parades. Follow AP reporters and photographers as they follow Saturday's pre-Lenten parties.

Sarah Brown Standing high above Rio's bustling metropolis at 1,296 feet, Pão de Açúcar, or the Sugarloaf Mountain, cascades over the picturesque Guanabara Bay. From Praia Vermelha (Red Beach ...

Jutting out of the Atlantic like a stony sentinel, the mountain affords ... when it opened in 1912, the Sugarloaf system ushered in a new era of tourism for Brazil as a whole, and enabled millions ...

At an early hour yesterday morning, a portion of the command of Gen. FKANKLIN drove the rebels out of Sugar Loaf Mountain (in Frederick county, Md.,) a point of much military importance ...

was shot has become a must-see destination for tourists from all over Brazil. Located near a Rio de Janeiro beach overlooking Sugarloaf Mountain, the house was described as ‘another character in ...

Brazil’s Carnival revelry is ramping up ... on a beach looking across the water at Rio de Janeiro’s Sugarloaf Mountain. Thousands of revelers are here, all decked out in leopard- and jaguar-print ...

Samba is inextricably linked to the people of Rio's Sugarloaf Mountain. At a 'samba de roda', Brazilians come together to feel the music that has accompanied them since childhood.

Here are some articles to help you plan out your trip : Probably Brazil's most iconic city, Rio de Janeiro is known for its famous beaches, such as Copacabana and Ipanema, its Sugarloaf mountain ...

CALPE on the northern Costa Blanca offers beautiful beaches and the stunning sight of the Peñon de Ifach which leads to comparisons with Rio de Jainero's ...