Opinion: Brazil’s Ministerial Madness: Panem et Circenses
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Recently, President Temer has been spending 95 percent of this time...
July 26, 2017Topic
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Organizers May Cancel the 2018 Carnival Samba School Parades in Rio
The Independent League of Samba Schools says reduction of funding by the city, will make the country's famous samba parades...
June 15, 2017 Opinion: Rio’s Mayor and Carnival 2018
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Marcello Crivella took office as Mayor of Rio around eighteen months...
June 15, 2017
Rio’s Mayor May Cut Carnival Samba School Subsidies by Half
According to Mayor Marcelo Crivella the money would be used to improve the city’s day-care centers.
June 13, 2017
Sambódromo Tickets Released for Re-Sale for Rio Carnival 2017
Approximately 14,000 tickets to watch the Carnival parade competitions in the Sambódromo have been released for re-sale by Rio’s League...
January 30, 2017 Rio’s Carnival 2016 Competition Schedule Announced
Organizers recently announced the schedules for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Carnival competition and for the samba schools' technical rehearsals...
November 5, 2015
Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival 2015 Tickets on Sale Today
The heart of Carnival in Rio is its famous parade of the city’s best samba schools at the Sambódromo. Tickets...
January 7, 2015
Technical Rehearsals Begin for Carnival 2015 in Rio de Janeiro
Six samba schools participated in technical rehearsals for Carnival 2015 on December 20th and 21st in the famed Sambódromo in...
December 22, 2014
Interest in Carnival 2015 Sambódromo Tickets Doubles
Rio Carnival 2015 oraginzers recently started the sales process for seating during the internationally renowned samba parades held annually at...
October 13, 2014