Rio Carnival Bloco Time
By Felicia Bryson, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Blocos are the street parades that take place in all...
February 22, 2011Topic
Carnival
Escaping Carnival
By Alison McGowan, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Carnival may well be Brazil’s most famous celebration, and the...
February 22, 2011It’s Time for New Energy
Editorial RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – It is just over a week until official Carnival is here, and the streets...
February 22, 2011
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, 2011
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