Bloco do Sargento Pimenta: mashing up Beatles with carnaval street party rythyms
posted by Tom-B on Oct 24, 2012 - 2 comments

Tira o pé do chão! A non-samba mixtape for Carnaval 2012. [more inside]
posted by Tom-B on Feb 17, 2012 - 21 comments

Carnaval (or Carnival) week is over in Brazil, and the judges have decided: the winning samba schools of the two main parades in the country, Rio and São Paulo, were Beija-Flor and Vai-Vai. And both chose musicians as their themes. Beija-Flor honored Roberto Carlos, known as the king of Brazilian music. From his origins in Jovem Guarda (an early form of Brazilian pop and rock'n'roll) to the adoption of romantic melodies, he is considered a living Elvis Presley. Vai-Vai, on the other hand, chose as a subject João Carlos Martins - whose life could be a MeFi post in itself. [more inside]
posted by Trielli on Mar 9, 2011 - 2 comments

Conduct the Bateria. Carnival in Rio: play yourself a samba school drums section. The animation lets you conduct the samba, along with master Ciça. [more inside]
posted by nickyskye on Mar 8, 2011 - 17 comments

Vintage Brazilian Carnaval seen through old family album pictures. SLGallery. SFW.
posted by Tom-B on Mar 6, 2011 - 2 comments