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
Celebration
Celebrating New Year’s Eve on Rio’s Iconic Copacabana Beach
With one of the biggest firework celebrations and most well-attended parties in the world, Copacabana Beach is one of the...
December 31, 2018
Five of the Best Pre-New Year’s Eve Parties this Weekend in Rio
With this year’s famous ‘Reveillon’ (New Year’s Eve) celebrations falling on a Monday, here are five of the best Pre-Reveillon...
December 27, 2018
Rio’s Famous Copacabana Beach Prepares for New Year’s Eve 2019
When Rio celebrates, Copacabana is usually where the biggest party is held, and New Year’s Eve - or ‘Réveillon’ as...
December 26, 2018
Five ‘Festas Juninas’ Parties Happening this Weekend in Rio
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The month of June is almost over, but the ‘festas...
June 29, 2018
Where to Celebrate Festas Juninas 2018 in Rio this Weekend
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Everyone has heard of Rio’s Carnival, but fewer perhaps are...
June 7, 2018
Back2Black Returns to Rio’s Theatro Municipal this Weekend
Once again celebrating the best of African and Afro-Brazilian culture and heritage, the Back2Black festival returns to Rio this weekend,...
May 23, 2018
Where to Celebrate Saint George’s Day in Rio de Janeiro
Officially honored on April 23rd, "São Jorge" will be revered this year with feijoadas, sambas, catholic processions and Afro-Brazilian dances...
April 20, 2018Casa do Jongo Reopens in Rio After Four Months of Closure
Despite being recognized in 2005 as part of the Cultural Heritage of Brazil by the Institute of National Historical and...
April 3, 2018