A Carnival party in Paraty swaps glitter and costumes for mud, as crowds cover themselves in gray sludge and celebrate as one ...

Hundreds of people take part in Paraty's "mud carnival", which is called Bloco da Lama. They roll around in thick, squishy mud on Jabaquara Beach until they're completely covered, before decorating ...

Mud-covered revelers took over the beach in Paraty, Brazil, on Saturday as part of a Carnival tradition that has grown steadily since it began 40 years ...

PARATY, Brazil (AP) — Several hundred mud-covered Carnival revelers paraded in the sleepy seaside town of Paraty in southeastern Brazil on Saturday, a decades-old tradition that has grown ever larger ...

While Brazil’s Carnival is famous for glitter, samba and flamboyant costumes, revelers in Paraty take a very different approach. At Jabaquara Beach, participants cover themselves in thick gray mud, ...

When thinking of Brazil’s Carnival festival, the first things that come to mind are dazzling, glittering decorations and costumes featuring bold exposure. However, on a beach in southern Brazil, an ...

PARATY, Brazil (AP) — Extravagant costumes need not apply at the “Bloco da Lama” Carnival street party, where revelers dispense with pirate, princess and devil disguises in favor of thick, head-to-toe ...

Revelers heading to Carnival parties in Brazil typically don colorful, skimpy outfits and splatter glitter everywhere, but ...