Going to the Sambódromo for Carnival
The Rio Carnival draws around a million visitors to the city and at the center of teh party is the...
February 5, 2013Topic
Rio Carnival
Rio Announces 16% More Blocos in 2013
Bucking the recent trend to lower the number of blocos in Rio, this year an additional sixteen percent of permits...
January 15, 2013
Beija-Flor Samba School: Carnival 2012
The long anticipated parade of Last year’s Carnival champions, G.R.E.S Beija-Flor will take place in a matter of weeks at...
January 31, 2012
Embaixadores da Alegria Samba School for Disabled
Embaixadores da Alegria, meaning “Ambassadors of Joy,” is the first samba school in the world solely designed for, and catering...
July 26, 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
Samba Schools Line up for Carnival
By Vânia Maciel, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - For many, Carnival 2011 remains in the distant horizon, anticipated...
November 2, 2010
Samba Schools Heat up for Carnival
By Vania Maciel, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Besides the glitz and the glamor, samba is a serious...
October 12, 2010
Champions’ Parade at Sambódromo
By Mira Olson, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - The Parade of Champions on Saturday evening marked the official end...
February 23, 2010
Unidos da Tijuca Take 2010 Carnival Crown
By Doug Gray, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – For the first time in over seventy years Unidos da...
February 16, 2010