The Cultural Origins of Carnival
By Martin Kocandrle, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - The streets are packed with revelers as everyone gets caught up...
February 16, 2010Section
Carnival
Carnival News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Recycling Carnival
By Marcela Canavarro, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - The idea that Carnival is a democratic event where everybody can...
February 16, 2010
Unidos da Tijuca Take 2010 Carnival Crown
By Doug Gray, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – For the first time in over seventy years Unidos da...
February 16, 2010
The American Society at Salgueiro
By Stephanie Healey, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Carnival in Rio is perhaps the most important time of the...
February 9, 2010
Carnival Parades at Sambódromo
By Maíra Amorim, Senior Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – If you don’t have the tickets yet to watch the samba...
February 9, 2010
Visiting Samba City
By Martin Kocandrle, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Samba City may seem like a reference to Rio, due to...
February 9, 2010
Rainha, the Women of Carnival
By Tricia Chaves, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - One of the highlights and often most widely displayed images of...
February 2, 2010
The 5 Day Carnival Itinerary
By Martin Kocandrle, Contributing Reporter As the countdown to Carnival begins the hype and anticipation in the streets is palpable....
February 2, 2010Carnival Sends Prices Skyrocketing
By Mike G Coffey, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio is indeed one of the most sought after dream...
February 2, 2010