by Conor Clyne | Sep 13, 2017
Staying safe to revel in the 2017 Brazilian carnival Brazil is my favorite country in the world and the carnival is also my favorite annual event there. However much I love Brazil, there’s no denying that the country suffers from series personal safety risks,...
by Conor Clyne | Jun 9, 2016
Carnival in Recife/Olinda – Stop 2 of the Dream Carnival Having survived the wildness of Bahia, I headed northwards by plane to the ‘Nordeste’ (‘north-east’) of Brazil and the capital of the state of Pernambuco, Recife. Recife which means “reef” in Portuguese...
by Conor Clyne | May 26, 2016
Carnival in Salvador de Bahia – Stop 1 of the Dream Carnival Salvador de Bahia (or simply “Salvador” for short) is a city with a population of 3 million inhabitants and a former capital of Brazil before that was moved to Rio de Janeiro (and later to Brasília)....
by Conor Clyne | Feb 4, 2016
My Dream Brazilian Carnival – Salvador, Recife & Rio Brazil hosts the most famous carnival in the world: Rio Carnaval. The scantly-clad samba queens writhing to rhythmic drum beats fill up news screens in 30-second clips all over the world during the month...