The 2015 Carnival Competition Wraps Up in Rio de Janeiro
The remaining six samba schools from the Special Group paraded in on February 16th during the second night of the...
February 17, 2015Topic
Portela
Portela Samba School Prepared for Rio’s 2015 Carnival
One of the most traditional samba schools, the Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba Portela is getting ready to parade down...
January 19, 2015
Portela Samba School in Carnival 2014
G.R.E.S Portela will be the second to last school to parade of the Grupo Especial (Special Group) competition on Monday,...
February 18, 2014
Samba School Feijoada Cook-Off: Daily
Two legendary samba schools, Vila Isabel and Portela, will face off in this Saturday's edition of the “Feijoada Nota 10”...
August 3, 2013
Rio’s 2012 Carnival at the Sambódromo
With the official dates of Carnival 2012 almost upon us, all eyes turn to the Grupo Especial (Special Group), the...
February 14, 2012
Explosion at Portela Samba School: Daily
Police investigate incident at Portela samba school rehearsal in Madureira, Zona Norte (North Zone), which killed one person and left...
February 14, 2012
Portela Samba School: Carnival 2012
G.R.E.S Portela, the oldest and most traditional samba school in Rio de Janeiro will represent the neighborhood of Madureira at...
November 29, 2011
Carnival 2011 – Portela After the Fire
By Vânia Maciel, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A devastating fire raged through the Cidade do Samba last...
February 8, 2011Seeing Samba School Rehearsals
By Vânia Maciel, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - December marks the beginning of the summer season in Rio,...
November 30, 2010