Carnaval is on! Brazil’s biggest party is on! Carnaval (or Carnival in English) in Brazil started yesterday, but in some states (specialy up North) it’s been going on already for a few days. Did you know that the official holiday is only 1 day? Yes, it is on Tuesdays. But brazilians start the celebrations on […]
Election of the King Momo in Rio Carnival Having a King Momo is a tradition that Rio de Janeiro holds for the past 6 decades! It has begun back in 1933 when we use to have a papel marche doll representing a king’s figure. Only in 1949 we had the first Carnival King: Gustavo Mattos. Since then […]
Tourists in Rio de Janeiro It was a great Carnival for the tourism industry indeed. We have received almost 1 million tourists in the Wonderful City, how Rio de Janeiro is called. The exact number provided by the secretary of tourism was 977 thousands tourist. It has generated a income of US$ 782 million to […]
Rio de Janeiro 2015 Carnival We have just counted the votes and the samba school Beija Flor is the 2015 Carnival winner! The parade was over last Sunday and Beija Flor, which is located in Nilópolis ( a suburb in Rio de Janeiro) did a great job at Sambódromo (avenue where the samba schools parade). […]
Rio Carnival parade is over We had the second and last day of the Rio Carnival parade yesterday. It was again a great show that the samba schools organized. The O Globo journal is an extra official way of voting and it has selected Imperatriz Leopoldinense as the best samba school among all. We still […]
1 million tourists in Rio de Janeiro Carnival We are set to have a new record in Rio: 1 million tourists are expecting to visit the city during this year´s Carnival! In 2014 we had 918 thousand people. Since yesterday 50 thousand people passed by Pier Mauá, where the cruise ship are located. They come […]
The 2015 Carnival in Rio de Janeiro is about to begin! The official day for the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro (Carnaval in Portuguese) in Rio is on next Tuesday the 17th February, but the party starts today and finishes on Wednesday the 18th February. A party for family and friends. Family and friends get […]