Tag Archives: Carnival

Samba School Parade order for 2020 — Rio the Guide

The main parades of the Grupo Especial samba schools will next take place in Rio de Janeiro on the nights of Sunday, 23 February and Monday, 24 February 2020. The 13 schools scheduled to parade and the order: Sunday, 23 … Continue reading

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congada São Benedito

carla domingues Published on 8 May 2014 Congada Festa de São Benedito-Aparecida

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Marine Day celebration in town of Suzu, Ishikawa pref., Japan

 

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Mentoring by the Masters 2015 Wire Bending Workshop

CultureDivisionTT Published on 4 Aug 2016 Overview of Wire Bending workshop lead by mentor Mr. Narcenio ‘Senor’ Gomez. Workshops were hosted over a period of three months and culminated in an exhibition held at the National Museum and Art Gallery. … Continue reading

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Manchester Day Parade 2019 – Another Take

Manchester School of Samba on parade at Manchester Day 2019 [briefly from 18:32]!

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Manchester Day 2019 – MSS Dancers Speak Out!

[MSS at 2:40] KTV News Manchester. Manchester Day 2019. Manchester Day is an annual event that celebrates everything great about the city. It is a day for families, residents and visitors to get together and celebrate all things Mancunian that … Continue reading

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Manchester Day Parade 2019: En Route

The folks seen briefly at 16:35 onwards, in red and gold colours, and yellow feathers, are us (Manchester School of Samba) taking part in the 10 iteration of Manchester Day‘s Parade yesterday!

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Bolsonaro’s Brazil: Murder, God and Carnaval | Foreign Correspondent

ABC News (Australia) Published on 9 Apr 2019 “People want to break the system – and the great symbol to break the system was Bolsonaro” – Rodrigo Amorim, MP and friend of new President Bolsonaro Jair Bolsonaro vaulted to power … Continue reading

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love / hate — andrewisandrés

Some how, some way I survived my third Carnaval. When I first arrived in Colombia back in January 2017, I had a mere month to adjust to my new home, number my mosquito bites 1 – 53, and try my … Continue reading

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Entierro de la Sardina — womanonajourney

This was my favourite part of Carnaval here. Traditionally, it takes place around Ash Wednesday, and is related to the start of fasting for Lent. Here in La Gomera, the festivities for the burial of the sardine happened last Friday. … Continue reading

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