Carnival 2011 – Grande Rio, Rebuilding
By Vânia Maciel, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - While most Samba schools are almost ready for the big...
February 15, 2011Topic
Carnival
Parading at the Sambódromo
By Amy Skalmusky, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Watching the famed Rio Carnival Samba schools promenade on...
February 15, 2011
Carnival 2011 – Portela After the Fire
By Vânia Maciel, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A devastating fire raged through the Cidade do Samba last...
February 8, 2011
Carnival Outside of Rio
By Tim Anderson, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With less then a month to go until Rio’s famous...
February 8, 2011
Rio’s Carnival Glossary
By Vânia Maciel, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The biggest party on Earth may have its roots in...
February 8, 2011Here It Comes
Editorial RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Here it comes, Carnival! Another year has passed and all this summer heat is...
February 8, 2011
Carnival 2011 – Salgueiro
By Vânia Maciel, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - G.R.E.S. Academicos do Salgueiro will be the second school parading...
February 1, 2011
Carnival 2011 – União da Ilha
By Vânia Maciel, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The first school to parade on Monday, March 7th, the...
January 25, 2011
Carnival 2011- Mangueira
By Vânia Maciel, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Officially known as Estação Primeira de Mangueira (First Station of...
January 18, 2011