Tag: Carnaval
The Number of Foreign Tourists in Brazil Is Dismal. The Country Needs a More Positive Narrative
It is home to the largest rainforest in the world. It has miles of ...
Rio Carnaval Gets Serious with Tragic Story of a Broken Dam
In 2015, the collapse of mining company Samarco’s dams at a mine in ...
Rio Carnaval Parade Celebrating the Amazon Indians Leaves Big Farm Livid
Rio’s Carnaval festivities were threatened this year by a spat pitting a well-known parade ...
For a Time, Brazil’s Samba Was a Weapon Against the Dictatorship
As the world gets into the Carnaval spirit, we look at how Brazilian music ...
Donald Trump: an Improbable Hit of Brazil’s Carnaval
President Donald Trump has become one of the new stars of Brazil’s Carnaval, with ...
In Brazil, the Carnaval Seems to Be Over. Next Stop: Hangover
Carnaval in the historic Brazilian city of Olinda is a non-stop, noisy affair that ...
Brazil: Another Carnaval Is Over in Rio. Time to Clean Up the Mess
A street vendor in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, says that working during Carnaval is ...
It’s Carnaval: For 5 Days Brazilians Are Encouraged to Drink, Dance and Have Sex
Since Friday the world’s largest street party is going on in Brazil. In Rio ...
The Only Thing I Miss About Brazil Is the Craziness of Carnaval
Though I frequently reminisce about the ‘old days’ living in Brazil (I relocated to ...
Fire Destroys Thousands of Carnaval Costumes in Rio Causing US$ 4.2 Million in Losses
At least four warehouses, an escola de samba (samba club) and a Carnaval museum ...