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, 2017Topic
carnival 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
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 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
Final Six Samba Schools Parade in Rio Carnival 2017
The last night of this year’s samba parade competition, though marred by yet more accidents, was filled by colorful ensembles...
February 28, 2017
Rio’s 2017 Carnival Will See 81 Blocos on Last Official Day
The last official day of Carnival 2017 will see blocos throughout the city of Rio, with yet more unofficial blocos...
February 28, 2017
First Six Samba Schools Parade in Rio Carnival 2017
Filling the Sambódromo with colourful costumes, iridescent floats and plenty of energy, the first six of Rio’s Special Group samba...
February 27, 2017
Carnival 2017 Brings Another 66 Blocos to Rio’s Streets Today
More than sixty blocos will take place in Rio de Janeiro’s streets today, as Carnival celebrations enter their fourth day...
February 27, 2017