Celebrate Festas Juninas 2012 in Rio
Winter has arrived in Rio but Cariocas are not know for a lack of celebrating, and with the Festas Juninas...
June 12, 2012Topic
Monobloco
Best of the Blocos for 2012 Carnival
Clattering drums, pulsating hips and buckets of alegria (joy), after a month of Carnival warm-up blocos, Rio’s party-goers are ready...
February 14, 2012
Carnival Street Blocos
By Sibel Tinar, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Carnival in Rio is one of the biggest...
January 18, 2011
Samba Bloco Street Parties to Watch
By Felicity Clarke, Senior Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - The build up rumble of drums that will culminate in Carnival...
January 26, 2010
Roberta Sá at Canecão
By Maíra Amorim, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_9146" align="alignleft" width="292" caption="Roberta Sá, photo by Estadão.com.br."][/caption] RIO DE JANEIRO – Her trademark...
August 25, 2009
Monobloco at Circo Voador
By Maíra Amorim, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_5842" align="alignleft" width="216" caption="Monobloco, the most Carioca band of Rio, photo by Márcia Moreira."][/caption]...
July 7, 2009
Pedro Luís and Guests in Lapa
By Maíra Amorim, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_2939" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Pedro Luís e a Parede, photo provided by Valentina Comunicação."][/caption] RIO...
May 12, 2009