Spring Heat, Beach Season and Carnival Prep
October in Rio de Janeiro is spring with the volume turning up. The winter chill, such as it is, has gone; the beaches at Ipanema, Leblon and Copacabana fill again on weekends; the first samba school rehearsals for Carnival begin in the quadras of Mangueira, Salgueiro and Portela; and the city’s famous outdoor life, from […]