Tag: samba

• Monday, July 27th 2020 - 09:25 UTC

  Rio de Janeiro cancels New Year's samba celebrations on Copacabana Beach

  

  The annual New Year's Eve celebrations which traditionally see millions of people gathered on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro have been cancelled this year as Brazil grapples with surging coronavirus infections, city authorities said.

• Saturday, March 5th 2011 - 07:29 UTC

  The world’s largest samba party took off in Rio do Janeiro

  

  King Momo” opened the Rio de Janeiro Carnival on Friday at a festive ceremony where he was presented with the keys to the city, which for five days will dance to the beat of the samba to celebrate Brazil’s most iconic festival.