Rio holds first all-out carnival since Covid
1 year, 10 months ago

Rio holds first all-out carnival since Covid

India Today  

With a swirl of glitter, sequins and samba, Rio de Janeiro will kick off its famed carnival parades Sunday, the climax of the festival's first full-on edition since Covid-19 and Brazil's bitterly divisive elections. A masked reveler participates in the "Ceu na Terra" Block or Heaven on Earth street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023. Revelers participate in the "Gigantes da Lira" street block party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023. A girl dressed as the fictional heroine Wonder Woman, sits on her relative's shoulders as she watch the "Gigantes da Lira" street block party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023.

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Brazilian dance craze created by young people in Rio’s favelas is declared cultural heritage
7 months, 1 week ago

Brazilian dance craze created by young people in Rio’s favelas is declared cultural heritage

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — It all started with nifty leg movements, strong steps backwards and forwards, paced to Brazilian funk music. A youth strikes a pose after performing street dance style known as passinho in the Rocinha favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, April 11, 2024. Reflected in a motorcycle side mirror, a woman performs a street dance style …

A Carnival day in Brazil, from a morning street party to an evening samba parade
10 months, 1 week ago

A Carnival day in Brazil, from a morning street party to an evening samba parade

Associated Press  

A typical Carnival day in Brazil starts around 7 a.m., when the first blocos — as the free street parties are known — start their loud and colorful musical journey down the city’s streets. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print A reveler performs during the Amigos da Onca Carnival street party, in Rio …

New Orleans, Rio, Cologne -- Carnival joy peaks around the world as Lent approaches
10 months, 1 week ago

New Orleans, Rio, Cologne -- Carnival joy peaks around the world as Lent approaches

Associated Press  

Parades, music, dancing in the streets — joyous Carnival celebrations marking the final days of revelry before Lent are peaking in New Orleans, Rio de Janeiro and other locales in the Americas and Europe. Performers from the Salgueiro samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. A performer from …

Brazil’s aluminum can street party brings joy, and a green message, to revelers
10 months, 1 week ago

Brazil’s aluminum can street party brings joy, and a green message, to revelers

Associated Press  

MADRE DE DEUS, Brazil — They couldn’t see it, but they could hear it. A reveler wearing a costume made from beer and soda cans takes part in the ‘Bloco da Latinha’ street party Carnival parade in Madre de Deus, Brazil, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. The can street party was paused before returning in 2011, with performers for the first …

Never mind the mess, Carnival kicks off in Rio de Janeiro with coronation of King Momo
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Never mind the mess, Carnival kicks off in Rio de Janeiro with coronation of King Momo

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — To thunderous applause, Rio de Janeiro’s mayor coronated King Momo on Friday, marking the beginning of the symbolic Carnival monarch’s five-day reign over the revelry. “I officially declare Carnival 2024 open!” King Momo said after Mayor Eduardo Paes bestowed upon him a gigantic, silver and gold key. Carnival King Momo, Caio Cesar Dutra, center right, receives …

Brazil's glitzy Carnival returns in full form after Covid-19 pandemic
1 year, 10 months ago

Brazil's glitzy Carnival returns in full form after Covid-19 pandemic

Hindustan Times  

Brazil’s Carnival is back. Top samba schools, which are based in Rio’s more working-class neighborhoods, spend millions on hour-long parades with elaborate floats and costumes, said Jorge Perlingeiro, president of Rio’s league of samba schools. “What's good and beautiful costs a lot; Carnival materials are expensive,” Perlingeiro said in an interview in his office beside the samba schools' warehouses. “There …

Brazil’s Carnival finally reborn in its full, glittery, raucous form as pandemic ebbs
1 year, 10 months ago

Brazil’s Carnival finally reborn in its full, glittery, raucous form as pandemic ebbs

LA Times  

Brazil’s Carnival is back. Top samba schools, based in Rio’s more working-class neighborhoods, spend millions on hourlong parades with elaborate floats and costumes, said Jorge Perlingeiro, president of Rio’s league of samba schools. Carnival materials are expensive,” Perlingeiro said in his office beside the samba schools’ warehouses. “It’s such an important party.. It’s a party of culture, happiness, entertainment, leisure …

Rio’s dazzling Carnival parade resumes after pandemic hiatus
2 years, 8 months ago

Rio’s dazzling Carnival parade resumes after pandemic hiatus

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Rio de Janeiro’s top samba schools began putting on their delayed Carnival parades late Friday, the first after a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19-pandemic. Entire communities rally around the competing samba schools, whose shows are not only a source of pride but also employment since preparations require countless seamstresses, welders, costume designers and more. Both …

Rio’s Carnival parade is back, as street bands ache to party
2 years, 8 months ago

Rio’s Carnival parade is back, as street bands ache to party

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Rio de Janeiro’s Mayor Eduardo Paes on Wednesday ceremonially handed control of the city to King Momo, a ritual representing the upheaval of the status quo -- but it remains to be seen how much post-pandemic partying is in store during the first Carnival in two years. Revelers dance in the “Cordão do Boitata” parade during …

Rio de Janeiro delays Carnival parades as omicron spreads
2 years, 11 months ago

Rio de Janeiro delays Carnival parades as omicron spreads

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — The world-famous Carnival festivities in Rio de Janeiro will be held in late April rather than the final weekend of February, as the number of coronavirus cases in Brazil spikes and the omicron variant spreads across the country. “The decision was made respecting for the current situation of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil and the need, …

Rio de Janeiro's Annual Carnival Parade Cancelled Due To Omicron Scare, Rising Cases
2 years, 11 months ago

Rio de Janeiro's Annual Carnival Parade Cancelled Due To Omicron Scare, Rising Cases

News 18  

Rio de Janeiro has canceled its world-famous Carnival parade for a second year due to an increase in COVID-19 cases and the threat from the arrival of the Omicron coronavirus variant, the city’s mayor said on Tuesday. Rio mayor Eduardo Paes announced after a meeting with health authorities that the city would call off the event that draws hundreds of …

With street parties banned due to coronavirus pandemic, Brazil's iconic Carnival goes online
3 years, 10 months ago

With street parties banned due to coronavirus pandemic, Brazil's iconic Carnival goes online

Firstpost  

The COVID-19 pandemic forced Rio to shut down its famed festival and threaten legal action against those who defy the ban to party. That idiosyncratic lineup is a typical sort of lineup for the Carnival street band Desliga da Justica, but this year they were facing cameras in a studio and the fans were scattered across the internet instead of …

Brazil Carnival goes online with street parties banned
3 years, 10 months ago

Brazil Carnival goes online with street parties banned

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Supergirl came out of the dressing room ready for action as usual. That idiosyncratic lineup is a typical sort of lineup for the Carnival street band Desliga da Justica, but this year they were facing cameras in a studio and the fans were scattered across the internet instead of dancing in the streets during one of …

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