Tag: Carnaval

Discovering what Lies in the Swamps of Northeastern Brazil on a Sweltering Carnaval Night

So there I sat. Garbage, beer cans, and confetti littered the streets of Recife ...

Brazil’s Lula Goes on a Good-Bye Tour Spreading Money and Good Will

Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is on a tour of Latin America ...

Rio Gets Carnaval Boost: 730,000 Tourists Who Spent US$ 285 Million

Rio received approximately 730,000 Brazilian and Foreign tourists during carnival, having registered 94% occupation ...

Brazil’s Presidential Hopefuls Crisscross Country to Be Seen in Carnaval Parties

The presidential campaign for the October election in Brazil hasn’t started and by law ...

It’s Carnaval in Brazil. Order Is to Party Till You Pass Out or the Cops Get You

Carnaval is on. And Brazil will be Carnaval country till Wednesday noon at least. ...

Brazilian 7-year-old Girl Will Be Carnaval Queen After All

After all the international furor the news stirred Brazilian 7-year-old Júlia Lira will be ...

Carnaval: Brazil on the Lookout for Child Sex Abuse by Nationals and Foreigners

For the fifth straight year, the “Facing Up To Sexual Exploitation of Children During ...

Sorry, Brazil’s Carnaval Is Not a Free for All, All Out Orgy

It’s Carnaval in Rio and I am honestly not that excited about it. I ...

Brazil President Celebrates Carnaval Tossing Condoms to Crowd

Minimum clothing plus bubbles, feathers and glitter exposing spectacular bodies blended to offer the ...

Brazil’s Main Samba Schools Celebrate World’s Biggest Carnaval Party

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil, dressed in white and wearing a ...