Série A Samba Schools to Parade February 6th in Rio Carnival
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Following the opening night of the Carnival competition in...
January 5, 2016Section
Carnival
Carnival News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Série A Samba Schools Will Open 2016 Carnival in Rio
Seven Série A samba schools will parade in Rio de Janeiro's famed Sambódromo on February 5th to kick off the...
January 4, 2016
Bloco da Preta Warms Up for Carnival in Rio de Janeiro
Bloco da Preta will hold their first performance of the year during the Festa do Bem-Vindo 2016 (Welcome 2016 Party)...
January 2, 2016
Bloco Sargento Pimenta Opens Rehearsal for Rio’s 2016 Carnival
Known for mixing The Beatles with Brazilian rhythms, bloco Sargento Pimenta will hold their first 2016 Rio de Janeiro Carnival...
December 17, 2015
King Momo Selected for 2016 Rio de Janeiro Carnival
On Friday, November 15th, a jury named Wilson Dias da Costa Neto as the Rei Momo (King Momo) for the...
November 16, 2015
Rio’s Carnival 2016 Competition Schedule Announced
Organizers recently announced the schedules for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Carnival competition and for the samba schools' technical rehearsals...
November 5, 2015
Nearly One Million Tourists Attended the 2015 Rio Carnival
During the 2015 Carnival celebrations the city of Rio de Janeiro welcomed approxiamately 977,000 tourists, according to city's tourism agency,...
February 23, 2015
Funding For 2015 Rio Carnival Champion Under Investigation
Following Beija-Flor's controversial 2015 Rio Carnival win, Brazilian officials have opened an investigation into the funding of the samba school's...
February 21, 2015
Another 45 Blocos Take Rio’s Streets on Last Days of Carnival
Although Carnival 2015 has officially ended with Ash Wednesday on February 18th, the party is not over yet in Rio...
February 20, 2015