https://www.nycsamba.com/newsletter-archive daily 0.75 2026-03-23 https://www.nycsamba.com/newsletter-archive/rio-carnaval-2026 monthly 0.5 2026-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674200d34808654046a31094/e4b8a3c9-deae-485a-930c-a84de4800d1e/4.png Newsletter Archive - Rio Carnaval 2026 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674200d34808654046a31094/f6f6a037-8b82-498f-b684-e552c11c7a75/hq720.jpg Newsletter Archive - Rio Carnaval 2026 - MAIS UM CARNAVAL The Grupo Especial parades took place on February 15, 16, and 17th of this year. Rio's top samba schools celebrated Brazilian icons like Lula da Silva, Rita Lee and Ney Matogrosso, as well as Afro-Brazilian religions and origin myths. After all the smoke and glitter settled, on Ash Wednesday the competition results were announced, and this year's winner was Viradouro, who paid homage to their mestre de bateria Ciça. Carnaval isn't typically a gafieira-oriented time. The heavy percussion of samba schools' bateria drives samba no pé. However, many gafieira professionals work in carnaval, like Patrick Carvalho, who choreographed the comissão de frente for Imperatriz Leopoldinense, or Kellyn Rosa, celebrated director of passistas for both Acadêmicos de Niterói and Unidos de Maricá. Sometimes a school even features gafieira in their comissão de frente, such as Luiz Carlos and Natasha who danced for União da Ilha in 2018, or the choreography by Carlinhos de Jesus for Mangueira in 1998. Also, gafieira dancers often perform in the samba schools' quadra. Watch this classic clip of Marcelo Chocolate dancing with Sheila Aquino at the quadra da Mangueira! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674200d34808654046a31094/df14ba73-c4df-4f85-912f-c302ac6a86d8/WhatsApp+Image+2025-04-06+at+13.54.32+%281%29.webp Newsletter Archive - Rio Carnaval 2026 - Worth the Trip Todo Mundo Samba (April 16-19, 2026) is a gafieira festival organized by Gustavo Reis and Isabela Vieira. It aims to revive the origins of samba de gafieira in the popular streets and locales where it began. This year, the program includes a tour of Pedro do Sal, classes at Estácio de Sá, and bailes across the city, including the classic Antiga Estudantina. Of all the festivals, this one makes the most direct effort to link samba to its roots and cultural history. If you can make the trip down to Rio in April, you’ll be glad you did! 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