Portela Samba School Crowned Champion of Rio Carnival 2017
In a neck-and-neck race to the top score, Portela samba school managed to gain its first Grupo Especial championship in...
March 2, 2017Topic
Special Group
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
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
Mangueira Samba School is Ready for Carnival 2017
Last year’s reigning champions of the Special Group competition seek to win for the second year in a row, with...
February 21, 2017
São Clemente Samba School Ready for Carnival 2017
The samba school will be the second to perform in the Sambódromo on Monday, February 27th, bringing a toungue-in-cheek tale...
February 15, 2017
Samba School União da Ilha Ready for Carnival 2017
União da Ilha do Governador, most often simply referred to as União da Ilha, will be the first school to...
February 14, 2017
Beija-Flor Samba School Ready for Rio Carnival 2017
The 2015 Carnival champions will return to the Sambódromo on Sunday, February 26th to end the first night of the...
February 13, 2017
Paraíso do Tuiuti Samba School Ready for Rio’s Carnival 2017
The samba school Paraíso do Tuiuti returns to Carnival’sGrupo Especial for 2017’s competition, having spent the last four years in...
February 6, 2017