Rio Plans Less Carnival Bloco in Zona Sul
This year city officials are reducing the total number of Carnival blocos allowed, as well as shifting more out of...
October 18, 2011Section
Carnival
Carnival News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Embaixadores da Alegria Samba School for Disabled
Embaixadores da Alegria, meaning “Ambassadors of Joy,” is the first samba school in the world solely designed for, and catering...
July 26, 2011
The Carnival 2011 Champions’ Parade
By Vânia Maciel, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Last Saturday the Sambódromo saw the last of Samba school...
March 15, 2011
Carnival Clean Up
By Felicia Bryson, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Carnival is over and Rio's streets are once again back...
March 15, 2011
Carnival Business Up Again
By Tim Anderson and Claudia Zambrana, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - This year, it is estimated that around...
March 15, 2011
Beija-Flor Wins Carnival 2011
By Vânia Maciel, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – After much anxiety the winner of the contest between the...
March 10, 2011
Rio’s 2011 Sambódromo Highlights
By Vânia Maciel, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This past Sunday and Monday evenings the contest for Rio's...
March 8, 2011Vai-Vai Wins 2011 São Paulo Carnival
By Anna Fitzpatrick, Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The constant drizzle and cold could not dampen the party spirits...
March 8, 2011
Zona Sul Bloco Concerns
By Amy Skalmusky, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANERIO, BRAZIL - An estimated 3,000,000 people are partying in the streets...
March 8, 2011