Best Bets for Festas Julinhas 2013
June may be over, but the winter festival season starting with Festas Juninas (June Parties) has extended to Festas Julinhas...
July 2, 2013Topic
forró
Festas Juninas 2013 in Rio de Janeiro
You may have noticed more straw hats, delicious food and fireworks around town lately, due at least in part to...
June 11, 2013
Aracaju: a Big Surprise in a Small State
By Amy Skalmusky, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - One could say that Aracajú suffers from the middle child...
November 30, 2010
Brazilians Dominate Rio Marathon
By Oliver Bazely, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANIERO - On Sunday, July 18th over 15,000 runners took to the streets...
July 20, 2010
July’s Northeastern Celebrations
By Maíra Amorim, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - July is a winter month in Brazil, and that means it...
July 6, 2010
Forró: Steps from the Northeast
By Sibel Tinar, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - Samba, the festive, high-energy dance that is one of the national...
May 11, 2010
Classic Venue for Samba
By Oscar Maldonado, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_11425" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Centro Cultural Carioca, photo by Rodrigo Soldon."][/caption] RIO DE JANEIRO -...
September 22, 2009
Banda Calypso gets Respect
By Maíra Amorim, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_8653" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Joelma Mendes and Chimbinha, from Calypso, photo by Fundição Progresso."][/caption] RIO...
August 18, 2009
Festas Juninas Light up Rio
By Maíra Amorim, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_5478" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Silvério Pessoa, photo by Circo Voador Press Department."][/caption] RIO DE JANEIRO...
June 30, 2009