Tag: Boka de Espuma

By Ciara Long, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This year’s Carnival in Rio might have officially ended on the last day of February, but the celebrations continued this weekend with the Champions Parade and more blocos in the...

By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Although the Carnival holiday ended on Wednesday February 10th, the celebrations are far from over as dozens of street parties known as blocos are scheduled to take place this...

By Chesney Hearst, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Although Carnival may have officially ended last Tuesday, 48 blocos continued to celebrate in the streets of Rio de Janeiro this weekend. Today (Sunday, February 17th) one of the most...

By Fiona Hurrell, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The samba schools have now completed their parades at the Sambódromo and as the competition results are tallied, many in the city start to practice Lent. Yet in...