http://gobrazil.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2012-02-18T22:21:07Z Sat, 18 Feb 2012 22:21:07 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2012/02/22/unidos-da-tijuca-grand-winners-of-rio-de-janeiro-carnival-2012.htm <div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/gobrazil/1/0/0/7/0/-/Tijuca-1.jpg" alt="image" /></div> <p>Unidos da Tijuca are the 2012 grand champions of Rio de Janeiro Carnival parades. The decision was reached today at the Samb&#243;dromo. The samba school from Rio's North Side won the most points in the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gobrazil.about.com/od/riocarnival/a/riocarnivalparade.htm">Special Group</a>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2012/02/22/unidos-da-tijuca-grand-winners-of-rio-de-janeiro-carnival-2012.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2012/02/22/unidos-da-tijuca-grand-winners-of-rio-de-janeiro-carnival-2012.htm Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:53:35 +0000 2012-02-22T20:53:35Z http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2012/02/18/whats-new-in-salvador-carnival-2012.htm <div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/gobrazil/1/0/t/6/0/-/Saudade-2012.jpg" alt="image" /></div> <p>Carnival 2012 in Salvador is off to a fabulous start, with good news in the festivities themselves, in the city's safety and infrastructure and in inclusive tourism.</p> <p>One of the most important initiatives this year is the fostering of more parades without ropes on the city's <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gobrazil.about.com/od/festivalsevents/p/salvacarnival.htm">Carnival circuits</a>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2012/02/18/whats-new-in-salvador-carnival-2012.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2012/02/18/whats-new-in-salvador-carnival-2012.htm Sat, 18 Feb 2012 22:21:07 +0000 2012-02-18T22:21:07Z http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2012/02/18/great-saturday-blocos-in-rio-carnival-2012.htm <div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/gobrazil/1/0/r/6/0/-/Banda-de-Ipanema-2012.jpg" alt="image" /></div> <p>Just arrived in Rio? There's still a lot of street of Carnival you can enjoy today. Here are my <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gobrazil.about.com/od/riocarnivalblocos/a/riocarnivalsaturdayblocos.htm">top picks for Carnival Saturday in Rio</a>, including the mega parade ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2012/02/18/great-saturday-blocos-in-rio-carnival-2012.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2012/02/18/great-saturday-blocos-in-rio-carnival-2012.htm Sat, 18 Feb 2012 10:00:20 +0000 2012-02-18T10:00:20Z http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2012/02/18/carnival-2012-at-scala-rio.htm <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://www.scalario.com.br/">Scala</a> has some of the most famous Carnival in Rio de Janeiro and at this time none of the parties in this year's series have sold out yet, according to ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2012/02/18/carnival-2012-at-scala-rio.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2012/02/18/carnival-2012-at-scala-rio.htm Sat, 18 Feb 2012 08:59:52 +0000 2012-02-18T08:59:52Z http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2012/02/16/rios-official-2012-carnival-gala-kicks-off-bailes-do-rio.htm <p>A great party at the Jockey Club in Rio is officially opening Rio de Janeiro Carnival tonight. The event is the first of a series of Carnival balls - <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://bailesdorio.com.br/">Bailes do Rio</a>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2012/02/16/rios-official-2012-carnival-gala-kicks-off-bailes-do-rio.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2012/02/16/rios-official-2012-carnival-gala-kicks-off-bailes-do-rio.htm Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:57:46 +0000 2012-02-16T12:57:46Z http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2012/02/15/brazil-carnival-my-30-all-time-favorite-marchinhas.htm <div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/gobrazil/1/0/p/6/0/-/Carnaval-Andarai.jpg" alt="image" /></div> <p>Brazil Carnival music comes in many genres, and one of the best-loved is the <em>marchinha</em>. "Little Carnival marches" are the quintessential sound of the Carnival ball and many a bloco parade; countless people all over the world know at least <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2N5fQSfS94&#038;feature=related">this one</a>.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2012/02/15/brazil-carnival-my-30-all-time-favorite-marchinhas.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2012/02/15/brazil-carnival-my-30-all-time-favorite-marchinhas.htm Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:39:33 +0000 2012-02-15T12:39:33Z http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2012/02/09/rio-de-janeiro-carnival-cordao-da-bola-preta.htm <div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/gobrazil/1/0/g/6/0/-/Bola-Preta.jpg" alt="image" /></div> <p>Rio de Janeiro's most traditional bloco is about to have its first parade this Carnival. Tomorrow, <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gobrazil.about.com/od/riocarnivalblocos/a/cordao.htm">Cord&#227;o da Bola Preta</a> will go out in Centro for its pre-Carnival parade. It ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2012/02/09/rio-de-janeiro-carnival-cordao-da-bola-preta.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2012/02/09/rio-de-janeiro-carnival-cordao-da-bola-preta.htm Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:43:24 +0000 2012-02-09T09:43:24Z http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2012/02/09/police-strike-ends-in-salvador.htm <p>Brazil's official news agency, Ag&#234;ncia Brasil, <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/noticia/2012-02-09/pms-em-greve-na-bahia-deixam-assembleia-lideres-sao-presos">reported today</a> that the&#160;245 striking officers who were occupying a legislature building in Salvador, Bahia since Jan.31 left it this after negotiations carried out ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2012/02/09/police-strike-ends-in-salvador.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2012/02/09/police-strike-ends-in-salvador.htm Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:24:07 +0000 2012-02-09T07:24:07Z http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2012/02/08/carnival-ball-2012-at-the-copacabana-palace-rio.htm <div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/gobrazil/1/0/f/6/0/-/Nobre.jpg" alt="image" /></div> <p>You can still make it to one of the world's most sophisticated Carnival galas - just don't wait too long. There are still tickets to the Carnival Ball at the Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janeiro.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2012/02/08/carnival-ball-2012-at-the-copacabana-palace-rio.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2012/02/08/carnival-ball-2012-at-the-copacabana-palace-rio.htm Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:44:04 +0000 2012-02-08T09:44:04Z http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2012/02/08/carnaval-and-pre-carnival-2012-in-fortaleza.htm <p>One of the most popular beach destinations in Brazil, Fortaleza also has great Carnival. Moreover, the city has been getting better and better as a pre-Carnival hub.</p> <p>Sometimes I meet American tourists who say they're going to the Brazilian Northeast in the summer and say, "Unfortunately, we're going to miss Carnival" &#160;and are happily surprised to find out that in a way, they won't have to. In Fortaleza the <em>pr&#233;-Carnaval</em> starts about a month before the official holiday.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2012/02/08/carnaval-and-pre-carnival-2012-in-fortaleza.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gobrazil.about.com/b/2012/02/08/carnaval-and-pre-carnival-2012-in-fortaleza.htm Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:56:17 +0000 2012-02-08T06:56:17Z