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, 2016Topic
Samba Schools
Economy Forces Smaller Cities in Brazil to Cancel Carnival
With the economic crunch local officials are opting to use revenues for health, education and infrastructure.
February 2, 2016
Salgueiro Samba School Ready for Rio 2016 Carnival
Nine-time Carnival Champions Acadêmicos do Salgueiro will parade second for the Grupo Especial (Special Group) of samba schools on February...
January 20, 2016
Série A Samba Schools to Parade February 6th in Rio Carnival
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Following the opening night of the Carnival competition in...
January 5, 2016
Série A Samba Schools Will Open 2016 Carnival in Rio
Seven Série A samba schools will parade in Rio de Janeiro's famed Sambódromo on February 5th to kick off the...
January 4, 2016
Portela Samba School Prepared for Rio’s 2015 Carnival
One of the most traditional samba schools, the Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba Portela is getting ready to parade down...
January 19, 2015
Mangueira Samba School Ready for Rio’s 2015 Carnival
Samba school Mangueira to pay homage to women' s contributions as they parade second for during the Carnival Championships in...
January 16, 2015
São Clemente Will Open Second Night of the 2015 Carnival
G.R.E.S. São Clemente, the only samba school from Zona Sul (South Zone) in the Special Group, will start the second...
January 14, 2015
Preparing for the Second Night of Série A Carnival Parades
On the second day of competitions, Saturday February 14th, eight samba schools of the second league, the Série A, will...
January 10, 2015