The History of Samba: From Marginalised Roots to a Multi-Billion Dollar Industry
Once criminalized in early 1900s Brazil, samba now injects R$5 billion into Rio's GDP each season. Discover why it was...
March 15, 2026Topic
Rio Carnival
Brazil: Rio de Janeiro will have at least 80 Carnaval blocks for a fee
Rio de Janeiro City will have at least 80 private Carnaval blocks next week. These events began on Thursday, February...
February 25, 2022
Rio Nightlife Guide for Tuesday, February 25, 2020
We have the top three picks for this Tuesday, and below is a list of bars and pubs that are...
February 25, 2020
Rio Nightlife Guide for Sunday, February 23, 2020
We have the top three picks for this Sunday, and below is a list of bars and pubs that are...
February 23, 2020
Rio Nightlife Guide for Saturday, February 22, 2020
We have the top three picks for this Saturday, and below is a list of bars and pubs that are...
February 22, 2020
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, 2019Social 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