Carnival 2007 at Daily Power Walk

I want to share the energy I feel going through me at the moment. It's carnival time in Brazil and the whole of Brazil is dancing and singing. Day and night it's an ongoing thing that includes thousands of people and many samba schools. It's the samba schools that competes about being the best samba school in Brazil. It's amazing how they have energy to dance for hours nonstop. They way [...] Read More


Fitness for Moms Carnival at Daily Power Walk

I came across a carnival for moms interested in fitness. Cindy is the mom behind the blog Go Workout Mom where she writes about fitness for moms. She recently started Fitness for moms carnival where moms can share their fitness tips. It´s divided into four main categories: Moms, Nutrition, Workouts and Tips. Tips include everything from burning fat to eating well and making Energy bars. I haven´t even read through half of [...] Read More


Zumba is the way to fitness at Daily Power Walk

If you like latin music and feeling the rhythms while dancing instead of sweating in a gym then maybe you should try the new trend: Zumba. You will roll your hips and get a real workout while having fun. Actually it´s not that new, it has been around in Miami since 1999, but it isn´t until now that the rest of the world is getting into it. It is basically [...] Read More


Brazilian Carnival - Rio de Janeiro at Latina Viva

From Rio Carnival Guide: "Although Carnival is celebrated in towns and villages throughout Brazil and other Catholic countries, Rio de Janeiro has long been regarded as the Carnival Capital of the World. The Rio Carnival is not only the biggest Carnival, benchmark against which every other carnival is compared but also one of the most interesting artistic global events. Pretty much everyone has heard of the Rio Carnival. Foreign visitors to [...] Read More


Rio de Janeiro's Carnival 2007 News at Latina Viva

Two interesting articles about Brazilian Carnival: 1 - At Brazil's carnival celebration, samba is a hard-fought competition RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- Rio's oldest samba group opened this year's carnival parade Sunday night in a fusillade of fireworks, sending 4,200 dancers and a cavalcade of opulent floats into the Sambadromo stadium. Estacio de Sá led off its parade with a troupe of aztec-inspired dancers before a shimmering, golden float crowned with a [...] Read More