dressed to their nines to have a good time at the city’s street carnival parades this week.Our correspondents Jan Onoszko and Fanny Lothaire paid them a visit. Which costume is your favourite?

Rihanna made an impression at the annual Crop Over festival in Barbados, opting for a bejewelled costume featuring vibrant ..

If you've lived in this city long enough, you probably know someone who is obsessive, even competitive, in creating their annual Mardi Gras costume ... with our Carnival-loving ancestors of ...

For a lot of these dancers, this is their first time performing their choreography on stage in full costume,” Barb Jackman ...

Sao Paulo dancer Alane Dias ... Her image was seen around the world at last year’s carnival when she wore a glittering gold high-tech costume that transformed her into a jaguar.