Timeline of annual Carnaval prep: it starts only a few weeks after the prior year finishes!

The financial impact/influence of Carnaval on Rio.

The 9 criteria on which each samba school is judged.

This was an actual float piece from a prior Carnaval.

They put us into some actual Carnaval costumes. (These were selected for us.)

Rio Day 2: Carnaval Backstage!

January 19 in Brazil ⋅ ☁️ 88 °F

We had a 'backstage' tour of Samba City. With Carnaval beginning soon (13-Feb) picture-taking has been restricted starting in Oct. But enough opportunities were made available to have a fun record of our experience.Read more