The Best Blocos this Weekend at Rio de Janeiro Carnival 2019
Some say Carnival is officially over, but the ‘blocos’ (Carnival street parties) don’t seem to have received the message. Though...
March 8, 2019Topic
Carnival
Rio de Janeiro Registers Seventy Shootings During Carnival
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - As the revelry and excitement of Carnival 2019 comes to...
March 7, 2019
Estácio de Sá Win Promotion to Grupo Especial at Rio’s 2019 Carnival
This Ash Wednesday, March 6th, Estácio de Sá samba school was announced the winners of Rio’s Série A (Access Group)...
March 7, 2019
Street Parades Still Going Strong on Ash Wednesday in Brazil
The calendar says the 2019 carnival is officially over, but in Rio de Janeiro, and throughout Brazil, that does not...
March 6, 2019
British Group New York Brass Band Team Up with Favela Brass at Rio’s Carnival
This Carnival has been a very special one for Yorkshire-based jazz group ‘New York Brass Band.’ For the first time...
March 6, 2019
Rio’s Carnival Parade Mixes Technology With Poignant Humanity
Over the evenings of Sunday, March 3rd, and Monday, March 4th, the fourteen samba schools in Rio’s Grupo Especial presented...
March 5, 2019
Rio to Register Over R$3.5 Billion in Revenues Due to Carnival
Rio de Janeiro state officials expect over R$3.5 billion to circulate during the five-day Carnival festivities, according to Fecomercio-RJ.
March 4, 2019
Access Group Schools Kick Off Spectacular Carnival Parade in Rio
This past Friday, March 1st, and Saturday, March 2nd, a total of thirteen samba schools from Rio’s ‘Grupo de Acesso’...
March 4, 2019
The Best Blocos this Week at Rio de Janeiro’s 2019 Carnival
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Carnival 2019 is very much in full-swing. With tons of...
March 4, 2019