Rio de Janeiro’s City Council passes law banning fireworks
The Rio de Janeiro City Council approved in definitive form this Tuesday (Dec. 6) the project that prohibits the manufacture,
December 7, 2022Topic
Rio De Janeiro Carnival
Rio de Janeiro Carnival at Marquês de Sapucaí maintained
The government and the city of Rio de Janeiro Monday confirmed that the Carnival at Marques de Sapucaí is maintained.
January 11, 2022
Rio de Janeiro Bars Entry of Passenger Buses to Curb Spread of COVID-19
The city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's top tourist destination, on Friday banned entry of passenger buses and other transport...
February 6, 2021
Rio’s Carnival Samba Schools Annouce 2017 Technical Rehearsal Schedule
The techincal rehearsals schedule for the samba schools are released, the final test run before the carnival performance and a...
December 9, 2016Monobloco Ends the 2016 Carnival Celebrations in Rio de Janeiro
While the Carnival holiday officially ended on February 10th, the street parties known as blocos continued through the weekend, with...
February 15, 2016
Going to the Sambódromo for Carnival 2016 in Rio de Janeiro
Hundreds of thousands of spectators will attend the competitive samba school parades on February 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 13th...
February 5, 2016
Rio’s Carnival 2016 Competition Schedule Announced
Organizers recently announced the schedules for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Carnival competition and for the samba schools' technical rehearsals...
November 5, 2015
Carnival Parades at Sambódromo
By Maíra Amorim, Senior Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – If you don’t have the tickets yet to watch the samba...
February 9, 2010