Carnival Rehearsals at Sambódromo
As Carnival approaches, each samba school in the Grupo Especial (Special Group) is given the opportunity to rehearse their parade...
February 7, 2012Topic
Salgueiro
Salgueiro Samba School: Carnival 2012
G.R.E.S. Acadêmicos do Salgueiro, known simply as Salgueiro, is considered by many Carioca Carnival enthusiasts to be in a category...
January 3, 2012
Carnival 2011 – Salgueiro
By Vânia Maciel, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - G.R.E.S. Academicos do Salgueiro will be the second school parading...
February 1, 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
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
Salgueiro: Dance With The Champs
By Bruno De Nicola, Senior Reporter [caption id="attachment_13838" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Salgueiro is steaming up for the 2010 Carnival Contest, photo...
November 10, 2009Samba School Season Is Open
By Bruno de Nicola [caption id="attachment_12010" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Salgueiro Samba night, photo by Anderson Borde."][/caption] RIO DE JANEIRO - Samba...
September 29, 2009