Rio’s 2012 Carnival at the Sambódromo
With the official dates of Carnival 2012 almost upon us, all eyes turn to the Grupo Especial (Special Group), the...
February 14, 2012Topic
Beija-Flor
Beija-Flor Samba School: Carnival 2012
The long anticipated parade of Last year’s Carnival champions, G.R.E.S Beija-Flor will take place in a matter of weeks at...
January 31, 2012
Carnival 2011 – Beija-Flor de Nilópolis
By Vânia Maciel, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Carnival is upon us, Samba is in the air and...
March 1, 2011Seeing 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
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
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
Beija-Flor, The Humming-Bird of Samba
By Bruno De Nicola, Senior Reporter [caption id="attachment_14568" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Beija-Flor's Flag Carrier, photo by sfmission.com/Flickr Creative Commons License."][/caption] RIO...
November 24, 2009