"Carnival 2011"

By Fiona Hurrell, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Renowned for its innovative and playful Carnival Enredos (Themes), G.R.E.S. União da Ilha do...

By Fiona Hurrell, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - As 2012 draws to a close, Rio begins to prepare for its biggest event...

By Fiona Hurrell, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With the official dates of Carnival 2012 almost upon us, all eyes turn to the...

By Fiona Hurrell, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The long anticipated parade of Last year’s Carnival champions, G.R.E.S Beija-Flor will take place in...

By Fiona Hurrell, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – G.R.E.S. Unidos da Tijuca, Rio’s third oldest Samba school, were crowned champions in 2010 and...

By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The news that three people had been arrested for public urination at...

By Ana Gabriela Ribeiro, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With less then a month to go before Carnival 2012, revelers need to hurry...

By Fiona Hurrell, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - G.R.E.S. Estação Primeira de Mangueira, known simply as Mangueira, has won the Rio Carnival competition...

By Fiona Hurrell, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Currently ranked third best over all the Rio samba schools, G.R.E.S Unidos de Vila Isabel...

By Fiona Hurrell, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – G.R.E.S. Imperatriz Leopoldinense represents the suburb of Ramos in the state of Rio de Janeiro,...

By Fiona Hurrell, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – G.R.E.S. Mocidade Independente Padre Miguel, also know as "Mocidade", is renowned amongst the Cariocas (Rio...

By Fiona Hurrell, Contributing reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Born out of the suburbs of Niterói, across the bay from Rio, G.R.E.S Porto da...

By Fiona Hurrell, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – G.R.E.S São Clemente has the distinction of being one of the few Carnival samba schools...