Carnival 2011, São Clemente
By Vânia Maciel, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - As Carnival season approaches, it is time again to profile...
December 7, 2010Section
Carnival
Carnival News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Rio Rental Market Up for High Season
By Bhamika Bhudia, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In the midst of the Olympic and World Cup hype,...
December 7, 2010Seeing Samba School Rehearsals
By Vânia Maciel, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - December marks the beginning of the summer season in Rio,...
November 30, 2010
Samba Schools Line up for Carnival
By Vânia Maciel, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - For many, Carnival 2011 remains in the distant horizon, anticipated...
November 2, 2010
Samba Schools Heat up for Carnival
By Vania Maciel, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Besides the glitz and the glamor, samba is a serious...
October 12, 2010
Rooms Dry Up as High Season Nears
By Vânia Maciel, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - New Year’s Eve and Carnival in Rio are musts for...
October 5, 2010
Champions’ Parade at Sambódromo
By Mira Olson, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - The Parade of Champions on Saturday evening marked the official end...
February 23, 2010
Gringo Bloco Fills Ipanema Streets
By Raul Winson, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - On Carnival Tuesday (February 16th) an incongruous sound filled the streets...
February 23, 2010
Carnival Across Brazil
By Christine Wipfli, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - With Carnival fever in full swing, Brazilians as well as foreigners...
February 16, 2010