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Mangueira Crowned 2019 Rio Carnival Samba School Champions
The samba school told the history of Brazil from the perspective of the popular, unsung heroes, including murdered councilwoman, Marielle...
March 7, 2019
Rio Samba School’s ‘Rainhas des Baterias’ Prepare for Carnival 2019
One of the most widely broadcast and identifiable images of the Carnival parade is each samba school’s ‘Rainha de Bateria,’...
January 31, 2019
Rio’s Mangueira Samba School to Honor Marielle Franco this Carnival
One of Rio’s most iconic samba schools, ‘Estação Primeiro de Mangueira’ (First Station of Mangueira) have chosen to pay tribute...
January 11, 2019
1.5 Million Gather for Rio’s LGBTI Parade at Copacabana Beach
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Supporters of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex (LGBTI)...
October 1, 2018Social Issues Set the Tone of Carnival’s Closing Night in Rio
Presenting strong samba enredos on social exclusion and Afro-Brazilian women, samba schools Beija-Flor and Salgueiro stand out on Monday's parade...
February 13, 2018
Beija-Flor Samba School Ready for Rio 2018 Carnival
Closing Grupo Especial's parade in style, the Nilópolis-born school will enter the Avenida with a samba enredo on Mary Shelley's...
February 10, 2018
União da Ilha Samba School Ready for Rio 2018 Carnival
Paying homage to the Brazilian culinary, the samba school from Ilha do Governador will be the third to star at...
February 7, 2018
Mocidade Samba School Ready for Rio 2018 Carnival
Paying homage to India, the Padre Miguel-born school will be the last to enter the Sambódromo on Sunday, February 11th.
January 31, 2018