As The United States of America celebrates Independence Day an important question has been raised by many historians across the world. Do Americans actually understand their own history? Are schools in America teaching their children the right events or are politician’s confusing youngsters with their constant mistakes over how and why the US gained its [...]
Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday are trending on the brink of Lent. Traditional parades, music, and gala balls are under way in New Orleans. The city expects more than a million people to pack the streets for the final day of the Carnival season, which falls this year on the latest date in more than [...]
The climax of Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival festival arrived Sunday night, as the famed parades got underway before tens of thousands of people. More than 3,000 drummers and dancers ferried into Rio’s Sambadrome, the massive stadium where the samba schools compete, wearing costumes and lavish outfits. Numerous international celebrities were on hand to watch the [...]
Fire destroyed the headquarters of at least three of Rio de Janeiro’s top-tier samba schools on Monday, less then a month before the city’s Sambadrome parade. For months, the carnival-mad supporters of Grande Rio, one of Rio de Janeiro’s leading samba schools, have been dreaming of victory. With the city’s world-famous carnival set to begin [...]
Veterans Day freebies each year have expanded from parades and public ceremonies to now include offers from restaurants, merchants, museums and the like. Some even extend throughout the year, as Americans show their appreciation for the sacrifices made not just by veterans and active members of the military, but by their families as well. Back [...]
