Império Serrano Samba School Ready for Rio’s 2018 Carnival
Winner of Série A (Access Group) in Carnival 2017, the traditional school from Madureira will star at Grupo Especial this...
January 10, 2018Topic
Sambodromo
Rio Holds Carnival Warm-Up Event on Copacabana Beach this Saturday
The best thirteen samba schools from Rio will perform for free at the "Encontro do Samba" (Samba's Encounter), which will...
January 4, 2018
Série A Samba Schools to Open Rio 2018 Carnival
Six out of thirteen samba schools from the Second League will be walking at the Sambadrome on February 9th, including...
January 3, 2018
Celebrating Samba’s National Day in Rio this Weekend
The hundredth first anniversary of the most Brazilian music genre brings diverse events to Rio this weekend, including live music...
December 1, 2017
Monobloco Draws 400,000, Closing Rio Carnival’s 2017 Celebrations
By Ciara Long, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This year’s Carnival in Rio might have officially ended on...
March 6, 2017
Rio’s 2017 Carnival Parades See Four Accidents in Two Days
Rio's Sambódromo saw four accidents this year during the Carnival parade competition of the Special Group, one on the first...
March 1, 2017
Final Six Samba Schools Parade in Rio Carnival 2017
The last night of this year’s samba parade competition, though marred by yet more accidents, was filled by colorful ensembles...
February 28, 2017
First Six Samba Schools Parade in Rio Carnival 2017
Filling the Sambódromo with colourful costumes, iridescent floats and plenty of energy, the first six of Rio’s Special Group samba...
February 27, 2017
Going to the Sambódromo for Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival 2017
Rio de Janeiro's top samba schools will pass through the Sambódromo on four consecutive nights, this year from Friday, February...
February 22, 2017