Category Archives: General

Day 1 | The 2016 Rio Carnival | Red Bull TV

Live, 2-day coverage of this annual festival in Rio de Janeiro featuring costumes, parades, dancing and samba. The replay will be available soon. Source: Day 1 | The 2016 Rio Carnival | Red Bull TV

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Samba in Fort-de-France by patricksorrente

Samba in Fort-de-France From 500px http://ift.tt/1PJF7UF https://bestpicpicpic.wordpress.com/2016/02/08/samba-in-fort-de-france-by-patricksorrente/

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Carnaval 2016 São Paulo Brazil by AmauriNehn

2016.02.07 – Second night of Carnival in Sao Paulo Anhembi parade of Samba Schools of the special Photo: Amauri Nehn Segunda noite de Carnaval de São Paulo no Anhembi desfile das Escola de Samba do grupo especial Foto: Amauri Nehn … Continue reading

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A troublesome mayor in Rio de Janeiro

Originally posted on RioReal:
 Vila Autódromo reveals facets of institutions and officials  A house was here. What will be in this spot in 2018? You’d think the removal of residents in the path of the Olympic Games would be part of…

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More Random Pictures

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Chinatown, Manchester

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How a Medical Mystery in Brazil Led Doctors to Zika

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New Year in Asia

Originally posted on Larry Muffin At Home:
At the moment it is the Spring Festival or New Year in Asia. Commonly know as Chinese New Year. This year 2016 is the year of the Monkey an animal who has magic…

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Fine Feathers

Originally posted on Richard's Notes:
Fine Feathers is a cut paper animation made in 1968 by Evelyn Lambart for the National Film Board of Canada. [via The Kid Should See This]

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Samba Documentaries

Originally posted on Rio Then:
There are quite a lot of samba documentaries out there, several of which focus entirely on one particular singer or another but the best ones, in my mind, are those that look at the genre…

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