Tag: Carnaval
Rio’s Samba Schools Hit the Books in Search of Inspiration for their Storylines
A good story can unfold in various forms, languages, and rhythms. In books, it ...
Parintins: An Amazon Island Overcomes Isolation Throwing the Boi Bumbá Party
There are no bridges or roads that connect the city-island of Parintins to the ...
Rio Calls Off Carnaval and New Year’s Celebrations Till There Is a Vaccine for Covid-19
There will be no Carnaval street parties in Rio de Janeiro next year. The ...
Rio Carnaval Will Have to Wait for Green Light from the Coronavirus
Rio de Janeiro’s world famous Carnaval parade will not take place in February 2021 ...
Brazilian Women Find Their Voice Against Repression and the Government
The street parties of the world’s biggest Carnaval might be one of the last ...
Brazilian President’s Carnaval Tweet: the Politics of Outrage and Intolerance
This year’s Brazil’s Carnaval celebrations drew to an end that jolted many back into ...
Rio’s Carnaval Celebrates Life and Blasts New President
Rio de Janeiro’s world-famous Carnaval celebrations officially began on Friday in the first festival ...
Brazilian Justice Bans Carnaval Group for Celebrating Dictatorship and Torture
Dubbed “the world’s biggest party,” Brazil’s Carnaval is officially underway and this year’s festivities ...
Street Band Bearded Frogs Kicks Off Brazilian Carnaval Backing Lula
Brazil’s famed Carnaval has kicked off early this year to the tune of “Our ...
An Evangelical Mayor Threatens to End Rio’s Carnaval
Rio de Janeiro without Carnaval? Unimaginable! But Rio’s city hall and its revelers are ...
