Rio Blocos Put Flowerbeds at Risk: Daily
The blocos are a main attraction during Carnival season in Rio de Janeiro, but they can leave behind incredible amounts...
January 26, 2013Section
Carnival
Carnival News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Beija-Flor Samba School: Carnival 2013
G.R.E.S. Beija-Flor de Nilópolis, will enter the Sambódromo, Monday, February 11th as the third school of the night to parade...
January 22, 2013
Carnival in Rio de Janeiro: A Short History
In Rio, the birthplace of samba music, the Carnival celebrations have become world renowned and are now a global icon...
January 22, 2013
Rio Carnival Blocos This Week: January 23-29, 2013
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – To help make this week of blocos easier to digest, find and plan for, here...
January 22, 2013
Renewed Port Zone Revives Old Samba Groups
The Zona Portuária (Port Zone) of Rio has been getting a facelift since 2009, and the changes are bringing some...
January 22, 2013
First 2013 Banda de Ipanema Bloco: Daily
Banda de Ipanema held its first rehearsal at Praça General Osório on Saturday, January 19th, drawing hundreds of attendees eager...
January 20, 2013
Sambódromo Preps to Avoid Floods: Daily
After a week of rain in Rio, worry over the flooding of the Marquês de Sapucaí Sambódromo weeks before Carnival...
January 19, 2013
Mangueira Samba School: Carnival 2013
Mangueira parade eighth for the Grupo Especial and will be the second school to enter the Sambódromo on night two...
January 15, 2013
Getting Ready for 2013 Carnival Blocos
Just weeks remain until the official four days of Carnival begin on February 9th, and some of the famous street...
January 15, 2013