Brazil’s Carnival Only Starts When 12-Foot John Travolta Arrives The Brazilian city of Olinda has become famous for its giant puppets during Carnival, including one made just after “Saturday Night Fever.”
Why Are These Italians Massacring Each Other With Oranges? Every winter, Ivrea erupts into a ferocious three-day festival where its citizens pelt one another with 900 tons of oranges. (Yes, oranges.)
Restoring Glory of Angola’s Carnival, With a Puny Budget but Much Passion A singer and son of a music legend is trying to once again make the Carnival celebration a highlight of the year — and to make it a year-round force for positive change in Angola.