By Nathan M. Walters, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – If not for the snow in Chicago, the city of Rio may not have been graced with the delicious authentic Mexican food now being served at Azteka in Ipanema. Because of the wintery weather in North America, Aglika Angelova and her husband Miguel Campos [...]
By Fiona Hurrell, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – At long last the eagerly anticipated Carnival parades of 2012 at Rio’s Sambódromo happened with spectacular performances by the Special Group schools Sunday, February 19th and Monday, February 20th. Opening the Parade on Sunday was newly qualified Renascer de Jacarepaguá, last year’s Access Group champion. [...]
By Fiona Hurrell, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – America’s oldest collegiate a Capella group, The Yale Whiffenpoofs of New Haven, Connecticut, have completed their yearlong world tour with a final appearance in Rio de Janeiro before heading home. The group performed for audiences over three consecutive days (February 14th till February 16th) starting [...]
By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – With just two days of official public holiday left until Brazilians are expected back at work, there is still plenty of fun to be had at Carnival 2012. Tuesday is the time to shake off any hangover and catch one of Rio’s [...]
By Esmee Verbeek, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Today is the third formal day of Carnival, arguably the world´s largest party is set to thunder on through Tuesday (officially the work-holiday ends Wednesday afternoon). Not only was yesterday ablaze with the open street parties known as ‘blocos‘ – it was also the first [...]
By Laura Madden, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Carnival in Rio continued over the weekend with blocos on Sunday drawing crowds in the tens of thousands. The Aterro do Flamengo was closed to car traffic for the Bangalafumenga Bloco, which clocked 60,000 visitors, according to RioTur. The bloco’s fifteenth Carnival parade featured a [...]
By Fiona Hurrell, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Sunday marks the second official day of Rio’s infamous Carnival, and the ‘blocos’ will reach epic levels again, drawing millions of revelers across the city for yet another day of fun filled and free celebration. Yesterday’s Cordão da Bola Preta bloco, a 93 year old [...]
By Fiona Hurrell, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Carnival has finally arrived, along with approximately 425 blocos (street parties) which are taking place across the city this weekend. Today (Saturday, February 18th) there will be a whopping 81 blocos, 27 in Zona Sul (South Zone), with some having started as early as 6:30 [...]
By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Drums, pulsating hips and buckets of alegria (joy), after a month of Carnival warm-up blocos (or street parties), Rio’s party-goers are chomping at the bit for the main event – Carnival weekend – which begins on Friday. With just days remaining, those [...]
By Fiona Hurrell, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The “desfile do Grupo de Acesso” (Access School parade) provides not only an entertaining evening and an ideal introduction for any Carnival novices, but an affordable alternative for those who may be unable to splash out on a ticket to the coveted Special Group’s performance. [...]
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