Street parties, known as blocos, are a fixture of Rio’s Carnival celebrations ... so he had a lot of fun.” Walt Disney ...

Street parties, known as blocos, are a fixture of Rio’s Carnival celebrations. They’re raucous, rambunctious romps with thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of partygoers.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Clowns complete with red noses and tutus delivered the joy of Carnival to sick children in a Rio de Janeiro hospital on Tuesday, bringing the ebullient festivities normally ...