Carnaval 2022 in Brazil’s Salvador depends on first dose of vaccination against Covid-19
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The holding of the Carnaval in Salvador in 2022 is conditional on the population being...
July 27, 2021Section
Carnival
Carnival News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Rio de Janeiro will have Carnaval parade on Sapucaí again in 2022 – Liesa
The samba schools of Rio de Janeiro will return to parade in the Marquês de Sapucaí Carnaval in 2022 after...
July 8, 2021
São Paulo should have New Year’s Eve and Carnaval in 2022 – Mayor
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The mayor of São Paulo, Ricardo Nunes (MDB), said Thursday, July 1, that the city...
July 1, 2021
Mayor wants to set New Year’s Eve program in Rio de Janeiro within 30 days
Rio de Janeiro City Council is closer to confirming the traditional New Year's Eve party on Copacabana beach in the...
June 30, 2021
Rio’s Carnaval History – the first street blocks licensed by the police were in 1889
In 1840, Rio's upper-class socialites began to hold carnival balls. Inspired by European parties, they abounded in drinks and were...
February 15, 2021
Rio de Janeiro expects huge economic losses with cancelled Carnaval
Rio de Janeiro is empty, with no tourists and hotels operating under restrictions on the eve of carnival, as the...
February 12, 2021
Covid-19: Rio de Janeiro Bans All 2021 Carnaval Celebrations
The city of Rio de Janeiro, the municipality with the highest number of Covid-19 deaths in Brazil, today banned all...
February 5, 2021
It’s Official: Carnaval 2021 in São Paulo and Salvador to Occur July 8th – 11th
São Paulo and Salvador have decided to hold a unified Carnival from July 8th to 11th of next year. According...
November 11, 2020
Meeting Determines No Street Carnaval in Rio in 2021
An online meeting on Tuesday evening, October 27th, determined that there will be no street carnival in Rio de Janeiro...
October 30, 2020