Tag: 2013 Carnival

By Fiona Hurrell, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - February marks the month of 2013 Carnival and the party blocos (street party-parades) are already going into overdrive as more and more visitors arrive in Rio. With 492...

By Nicole Froio, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The weather has not been kind to Rio de Janeiro in the last week, as several neighborhoods were flooded, stranding people in traffic and at home for hours. However, a...