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 ...

The city's seductive samba beat and incredible panoramic views last year-round, but arrive in February to experience Carnival ... is also the season when Rio de Janeiro sees the most rainfall ...

There’s no place quite like Rio de Janeiro for the LGBTQ+ traveler. From the world-famous Ipanema Beach to the vibrant ... traditional meeting point for a carnival street block, which brings ...

The Viradouro samba school has won Rio de Janeiro's hotly contested Carnival parade competition with its tribute to black women. Ricardo Moraes/Reuters Viradouro was the last samba school to ...

Even the city’s name ‘Rio de Janeiro’ is Portuguese. Freya: He’s training for a special event. Rodge: Awesome, I’ll train too! Freya: Haha, ok. First he surfs at Copacabana Beach ...