Estácio de Sá Win Promotion to Grupo Especial at Rio’s 2019 Carnival
This Ash Wednesday, March 6th, Estácio de Sá samba school was announced the winners of Rio’s Série A (Access Group)...
March 7, 2019Topic
União da Ilha
Rio’s Carnival Parade Mixes Technology With Poignant Humanity
Over the evenings of Sunday, March 3rd, and Monday, March 4th, the fourteen samba schools in Rio’s Grupo Especial presented...
March 5, 2019
Access Group Schools Kick Off Spectacular Carnival Parade in Rio
This past Friday, March 1st, and Saturday, March 2nd, a total of thirteen samba schools from Rio’s ‘Grupo de Acesso’...
March 4, 2019
Paraíso do Tuiuti Ready for Rio 2019 Carnival
On the evening of Monday, March 4th, samba school G.R.E.S. Paraíso do Tuiuti will compete in the Grupo Especial with...
February 28, 2019
União da Ilha Samba School Ready for Rio 2019 Carnival
On the evening of Monday, March 4th, samba school G.R.E.S. União da Ilha do Governador will compete in the Grupo...
February 27, 2019Social Issues Set the Tone of Carnival’s Closing Night in Rio
Presenting strong samba enredos on social exclusion and Afro-Brazilian women, samba schools Beija-Flor and Salgueiro stand out on Monday's parade...
February 13, 2018
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
Rio’s Carnival Samba Schools Begin Technical Rehearsals in January
Samba schools from Rio will hold rehearsals on the weekends throughout January and February, open to members of the public.
January 2, 2017
First Six Samba Schools Parade for 2016 Carnival in Rio
Six samba schools paraded on Sunday, February 7th during the first night of Grupo Especial (Special Group) Carnival competition in...
February 8, 2016