Carnival erupts in Rio amid scorching heat wave

By BRADLEY BROOKS (AP) RIO DE JANEIRO — Carnival’s raucous street parties flooded Rio with drum-beating local revelers and sweaty foreigners escaping snowbound cities. Thousands danced to a samba beat on the cobbled streets of the bohemian Santa Teresa neighborhood, donning skimpy costumes bordering on blasphemous. At the “Carmelitas” party — named after a nearby [...]