Grande Rio Will Wrap First Day of 2015 Carnival Parades
The G.R.E.S. Acadêmicos do Grande Rio will be the last samba school to enter the Sambódromo on the first day...
February 10, 2015Topic
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Grande Rio Samba School in Carnival 2014
Established in 1988 and best known simply as Grande Rio, they will enter the Sambódromo on Sunday, March 2nd as...
January 7, 2014
Grande Rio Samba School: Carnival 2013
G.R.E.S. Acadêmicos do Grande Rio will be the fourth school to parade on the second night of the Grupo Especial...
January 29, 2013
Carnival 2012 Champions Parade
The six top samba schools returned to the Sambódromo in Rio on Saturday, February 25th, to conclude Carnival 2012 with...
February 28, 2012
Rio’s 2012 Carnival at the Sambódromo
With the official dates of Carnival 2012 almost upon us, all eyes turn to the Grupo Especial (Special Group), the...
February 14, 2012
Samba School Grande Rio: Carnival 2012
It’s just thirteen weeks until Carnival and Grande Rio are rehearsing extra hard for the 2012 title.
November 15, 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, 2011Seeing Samba School Rehearsals
By Vânia Maciel, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - December marks the beginning of the summer season in Rio,...
November 30, 2010
Samba Schools Line up for Carnival
By Vânia Maciel, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - For many, Carnival 2011 remains in the distant horizon, anticipated...
November 2, 2010