Rio Carnival is one of the biggest ... to strut their stuff – will take place on Saturday 8 March. Events take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s most cosmopolitan city. All the main samba ...

The Rio de Janeiro Carnival is a massive economic powerhouse ... and street vending. The Sambadrome parades alone, held at the Marquês de Sapucaí, draw around 120,000 spectators across multiple ...

The carnival, which has earned the distinction of being “The Greatest Show on Earth,” saw participants in dazzling costumes and energetic performances.

Finding an affordable place to stay during Carnival can be difficult ... This is also the season when Rio de Janeiro sees the most rainfall, so pack an umbrella. Key Events Crowds and hot summer ...

According to the concessionaire's statistics, The cancellation of parades as the Omicron ... 70% of figures from pre-pandemic Carnival weekends. Rio de Janeiro's Botanical Garden (JBRJ) will ...

Neuma Goncalves, Brazil's "First Lady of Samba," has died at age 78 after helping turn the Rio de Janeiro slum Mangueira into one of the best-loved samba schools at the world-famous Carnival parade.

We find out at a samba school preparing for the Rio carnival, which - along with football - is as close to a national cultural event as you can get.

Rio de Janeiro’s hotel industry hit record RevPAR in March 2025, driven by Carnival, with strong occupancy, ADR, and peak performance metrics.

RIO DE JANEIRO ... parades, with food, cultural activities and games, Rio’s department of social assistance said in an email. For Débora Silva Pereira, 42, enduring the long, exhausting days away from ...

Rio de Janeiro, Carnival under Fire by Ruy Castro (2004): Part of Bloomsbury’s The Writer and the City series, Ruy Castro’s entry is a good-humored, good-natured social history of Rio and its ...

Both festivals - Mardi Gras in New Orleans or Rio de Janeiro Carnival - fire up bucket lists like few other events around the world, but which one will you partake in first? Our experts help you ...