Orquestra Voadora Flying High
By Felicity Clarke, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - "There's something really powerful about the energy put out by...
August 31, 2010Topic
Carnival
London’s Summer Brazil Festival
By Felicity Clarke, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - Summer in London has had a Brazilian flavor this year...
August 24, 2010
Samba, the Musical Essence of Rio
By Sibel Tinar, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Performed to one of the liveliest, most captivating rhythms of the...
June 22, 2010
Carnival Across Brazil
By Christine Wipfli, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - With Carnival fever in full swing, Brazilians as well as foreigners...
February 16, 2010
Recycling Carnival
By Marcela Canavarro, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - The idea that Carnival is a democratic event where everybody can...
February 16, 2010Carnival Courage
Editorial RIO DE JANEIRO - It is hard to think of much else besides Carnival these days, the streets of...
February 9, 2010The Politics of Carnival
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO - Here it is. The world-famous, five-day blowout of overindulgent, extravagant fun, featuring...
February 9, 2010Blocos-heads
Opinion, by Steve Spencer RIO DE JANEIRO - Mid-summer Rio de Janeiro. Time for Carnival and, with it, the ever...
February 9, 2010Porto Da Pedra Samba School
By Bruno De Nicola, Senior Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - The 2010 samba school technical rehearsals started at the Sambodrome,...
January 12, 2010