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
Monobloco
Carnival 2017 Brings Another 66 Blocos to Rio’s Streets Today
More than sixty blocos will take place in Rio de Janeiro’s streets today, as Carnival celebrations enter their fourth day...
February 27, 2017Monobloco Ends the 2016 Carnival Celebrations in Rio de Janeiro
While the Carnival holiday officially ended on February 10th, the street parties known as blocos continued through the weekend, with...
February 15, 2016
Carnival 2016 Blocos Continue in Rio de Janeiro This Weekend
Whilst the Carnival holiday has officially ended, the street parties known as blocos will continue in Rio de Janeiro through...
February 12, 2016
New and Noteworthy Blocos for 2016 Rio de Janeiro Carnival
With over five hundred blocos scheduled to fill Rio de Janeiro's streets this Carnival season, there are many new and...
January 21, 2016
Another 45 Blocos Take Rio’s Streets on Last Days of Carnival
Although Carnival 2015 has officially ended with Ash Wednesday on February 18th, the party is not over yet in Rio...
February 20, 2015
More Tourists Expected for Rio‘s Street Carnival 2015 Blocos
After the famous parades of Rio’s best samba schools, the Carnival in the streets with several hundred different parties known...
January 9, 2015
Rio Closes 2014 Carnival with Last Weekend of Blocos
Another season of Carnival came to a close last weekend with the Champions Parade at the Sambódromo, as well as...
March 11, 2014
Monobloco Closes the 2013 Carnival: Daily
Although Carnival may have officially ended last Tuesday, Monobloco, drew an estimated 500,000 as they paraded in Rio’s Centro (Downtown)...
February 17, 2013