Dana's Carnaval Fan Site
This to be the best Carnaval "fan site" we have seen, produced with much love by Dana...lots of great photos and personal stories... she sums up what this thing is all about on her intro page. We couldn't have said it better.

Alô Bateria
An interesting overview of those pounding Carnaval drums, the bateria, of Rio's Samba Schools...sometimes comprised of as many as 400 players. Complete with descriptions of all the drums and other instruments as well as photos and sound bites.

Beleza Brazil (formerly Grupo Saveiro)
This great band has played Carnaval since 2003, and never fails to whip the crowd into a frenzy from the very first drum beat. Contact them through this link.

The Brazilian Sound
Some good historical writing about samba and other music written for carnaval extracted from the book, "The Brazilian Sound" by Chris McGowan. Neat photos and illustrations. Scan the rest of the site for more on other Brazilian music.

Agenda do Samba & Choro
This is in Portuguese only, but is the best way to keep up to date with what is going on in the world of Samba and Choro, club happenings, recordings, singers, composers, etc. Paulo does an amazing job of compiling noticias and alerts...check it out even if you can't speak the language, you will pick up something...This is indispensible for folks heading to Rio in search of the real samba.

Carnival in Brazil
Good photos by a real fan. Link back to his main page and tour Brazil.

História do Carnaval Brasileiro
Very informative site focusing on the music of Carnaval, all in Portuguese. Includes lyrics and histories of some of the most important carnaval songs and lots of bios of significant composers and performers.

LIESA (Liga Independente das Escolas de Samba do Rio de Janeiro)
This is the official site of the major samba schools in Rio. This is where you go to find parade schedules and winners of the annual samba school competition and there are links to most of the schools. Unfortunately it is only in Portuguese.

San Diego Carnaval/Mardi Gras
For information regarding San Diego's celebration!

Brazilian Music Up to Date
Read my lips.

BrazilMax
The hip gringo's guide to Brazil.

Brazzil: News from Brazil
Use the search engine on this site to locate past articles on Carnaval in Brazil. Their main page is not very helpful in some ways, but if you dig you can find great Brazilian information and links.

World Wide Samba Home Page
From Long Beach, California, of course! Good resource and links.

Maria Brazil
An incredible guide to Brazilian culture, music, art, and more. "Home of Brazilian culture on the web." Another devoted fan page.

Bahia Online
This is a totally fantastic and comprehensive guide to perhaps the most magical city/state in Brazil. The culture is thick, the food is heady and the music is rousing...after all, samba is actually from Bahia, not Rio...as are Caetano, Gil, Bethania, Gal and...João Gilberto.

Clube do Tom
The ultimate website devoted to the music and art of Antonio Carlos Jobim.

Brasilian Music Links
This site has about a million useful links to performers, regions, styles, net-radio, vendors and more...This might be the ultimate list for music sources, assembled by Egídio Leitão.

Música Brasileira
Another labor of love by our friend and fellow Austinite, Egídio. You'll find interviews, reveiws and so on regarding new and old favorites in the world of Brazilian popular (and folk) music.

Clique Music
One of the most informative up-to-date sites with interviews, reviews, profiles and much more. The site opens in Portuguese, but offers an English version. Highly recommended.

Cantaloupe Music Productions
A very full roster of Brazilian music performers for booking at your next function...they can help you no matter where you live. Check it out.


More Carnaval sites:

Carnaval.com

Carnaval du Brésil
In French, great photos.

Jornal do Brasil Carnaval Site
Rio's best newspaper's photo gallery from 2001.

Carnaval in Rio
All About Rio's great guide to carnaval. Lots of history and photos. In English. All About Rio is a wonderful on-line guide to the city and through it, you can also find and book very nice hotels at very nice rates.


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