Brazil Reports Surge in 2017 Carnival Tourism Attendance
In Rio de Janeiro alone, more than 1.1 million tourists came to see the samba parades and dance in samba...
March 7, 2017Section
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Monobloco Draws 400,000, Closing Rio Carnival’s 2017 Celebrations
By Ciara Long, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This year’s Carnival in Rio might have officially ended on...
March 6, 2017
Rio Officials Plan More Regulation for 2018 Carnival Blocos
Riotur, the government tourism body responsible for approving licenses for Carnival blocos, is already considering changes for next year to...
March 6, 2017
Portela Samba School to Lead Rio’s 2017 Carnival Champions Parade
The six highest-scoring samba schools from Rio’s samba parade competition will perform again this Saturday evening in the Sambódromo, including...
March 3, 2017
MetrôRio to Run 24 Hours for Rio’s Final Carnival 2017 Weekend
To help with public transportation in Rio de Janeiro on the last weekend of 2017 Carnival celebrations, MetrôRio announced a...
March 3, 2017
Portela Samba School Crowned Champion of Rio Carnival 2017
In a neck-and-neck race to the top score, Portela samba school managed to gain its first Grupo Especial championship in...
March 2, 2017
Samba School Império Serrano Wins Série A in Rio’s 2017 Carnival
Last night (Wednesday, March 1st) the samba school Império Serrano was crowned the Série A (Access Group) champion of the...
March 2, 2017
São Paulo and Brasília Report Huge Increase in 2017 Carnival Tourism
Tourists flocking to cities other than Rio de Janeiro for the four days of festivities.
March 2, 2017
São Paulo Announces Winning Samba Schools for Carnival 2017
Champions of the Grupo Especial and Série A group were revealed for São Paulo last night, with Rio de Janeiro’s...
March 1, 2017