Vila Isabel Samba School Ready for Rio Carnival 2017
The 2013 Grupo Especial champion returns to the Sambódromo on the Sunday of this year’s Carnival for their parade competition...
February 9, 2017Topic
Samba Schools
Imperatriz Leopoldinense Samba School Ready for Rio’s 2017 Carnival
The fifty-seven year old samba school is the third from the Grupo Especial to perform in this year's Carnival parade...
February 8, 2017
Samba School Grande Rio Ready for Carnival 2017
The samba school Acadêmicos do Grande Rio will be the second school from the Grupo Especial to perform on the...
February 7, 2017
Sambódromo Tickets Released for Re-Sale for Rio Carnival 2017
Approximately 14,000 tickets to watch the Carnival parade competitions in the Sambódromo have been released for re-sale by Rio’s League...
January 30, 2017
Série A Samba Schools to Parade February 25th in Rio 2017 Carnival
The second night of Rio’s 2017 Carnival celebrations will see the remainder of the Série A samba schools take to...
January 27, 2017
Rio Samba Schools Still Waiting for Aid for 2017 Carnival
With 41 days to go before Carnival, samba schools have not yet received 30 percent of the promised municipal help...
January 16, 2017
Rio’s Carnival Samba Schools Announce Official 2017 Parade Line Up
The official Carnival parade schedule has been announced for Rio de Janeiro's samba schools and will take place on Februaray,...
December 14, 2016
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, 2016
Samba Schools in Brazil Shine Despite Economic Woes
Rio de Janeiro samba schools had to scramble and use their creativity this year to work the same magic with...
February 8, 2016