Monobloco Draws 400,000, Closing Rio Carnival’s 2017 Celebrations
By Ciara Long, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This year’s Carnival in Rio might have officially ended on...
March 6, 2017Topic
Mangueira
Portela Samba School to Lead Rio’s 2017 Carnival Champions Parade
The six highest-scoring samba schools from Rio’s samba parade competition will perform again this Saturday evening in the Sambódromo, including...
March 3, 2017
Final Six Samba Schools Parade in Rio Carnival 2017
The last night of this year’s samba parade competition, though marred by yet more accidents, was filled by colorful ensembles...
February 28, 2017
Rio’s Museum of Samba Earns National Cultural Recognition
The Museum of Samba, based in the north of Rio de Janeiro, has been recognized by the Institute of National...
January 18, 2017
Mangueira Samba School Wins 2016 Rio de Janeiro Carnival
On Wednesday February 10th, judges declared Mangueira samba school the winners of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Carnival Competition.
February 11, 2016
Final Six Samba Schools Parade for 2016 Carnival in Rio
Six samba schools paraded on Monday, February 8th during the second night of Special Group Carnival competition in Rio de...
February 9, 2016
Mangueira Samba School Will Close Rio’s 2016 Carnival
Eighteen-time Carnival Champion Mangueira will parade last on February 8th, the second and final night of the Grupo Especial (Special...
February 1, 2016
Two Rio Blocos Will Celebrate Women’s Rights
As part of a United Nations (UN) campaign, two Rio de Janeiro blocos will celebrate women's rights on February 17th...
February 17, 2015
Mangueira Samba School Ready for Rio’s 2015 Carnival
Samba school Mangueira to pay homage to women' s contributions as they parade second for during the Carnival Championships in...
January 16, 2015