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, 2011Topic
Carnaval
It’s All Carnival in Brazil
Opinion, by Samantha Barthelemy RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – You know the saying that people will not take you seriously...
March 15, 2011
Seeing Carnival at the Sambódromo
By Amy Skalmusky, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - For many the word Carnival is synonymous with Sambódromo,...
February 8, 2011
G.R.E.S. Imperatriz Leopoldinense
By Bruno De Nicola, Senior Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - February is just around the corner and it's little more...
January 26, 2010
Unidos do Viradouro Samba School
By Bruno De Nicola, Senior Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - With less than a month to go until Carnival, all...
January 19, 2010
Violence: a Key Issue In Olympics Bid
By Jaylan Boyle, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_11814" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="President Lula and Obama at a Whitehouse meeting earlier this year,...
September 29, 2009Samba School Season Is Open
By Bruno de Nicola [caption id="attachment_12010" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Salgueiro Samba night, photo by Anderson Borde."][/caption] RIO DE JANEIRO - Samba...
September 29, 2009
Songoro Cosongo at the Circo Voador
By Bruno De Nicola, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_4645" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Songoro Cosongo, photo by Bruna Prado."][/caption] RIO DE JANEIRO -...
June 15, 2009