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  2. Carnival - Wikipedia

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    Carnival in Rome, c. 1650 Rio's Carnival is the largest in the world according to Guinness World Records. [1]Carnival or Shrovetide is a festive season that occurs at the close of the Christian pre-Lenten period, [2] consisting of Quinquagesima or Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday, and Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras.

  3. Carnival Cruise Line - Wikipedia

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    Carnival Cruise Line is an international cruise line with headquarters in Doral, Florida.The company is a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc.Its logo is a funnel shaped like a whale's tail, with a red, white, and blue color scheme.

  4. List of Caribbean carnivals around the world - Wikipedia

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    Dallas Carnival – Typically held the 3rd weekend in September. Miami Broward Caribbean Carnival [56] Miami, FL — the second weekend in October, Columbus Day weekend. Hartford, CT – Established in 1962, the West Indian Independence Celebration carnival parade and free concert takes place the second week of August in downtown Hartford.

  5. Carnival Corporation & plc - Wikipedia

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    CSSC Carnival was founded in October 2015 as a joint venture, worth about $4 billion over ten years, between British/American cruise line Carnival Corporation & plc, Chinese sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corporation, and Chinese shipbuilder China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC). CSSC Carnival is headquartered in Hong Kong.

  6. Rio Carnival - Wikipedia

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    The first Carnival festival in Rio occurred in 1723. [1] [2] The typical Rio Carnival parade is filled with revelers, floats, and adornments from numerous samba schools which are located in Rio (more than 200 approximately, divided into five leagues/divisions). A samba school is composed of a collaboration of local neighbours that want to ...

  7. Trinidad and Tobago Carnival - Wikipedia

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    The carnival soon featured dancing by men and women in masks. During the mid- and late-1800s, the colonial government tried various ways to suppress Carnival and Carnival festivities. [ 26 ] These prohibitions resulted in civil disorder, including the Canboulay riots of 1881 and 1884.

  8. Brazilian Carnival - Wikipedia

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    The most traditional carnival parades happen in the historic cities of Ouro Preto, Mariana, São João del Rei, and Diamantina. Since the 2010s, the carnival in the state capital Belo Horizonte has increased heavily in popularity, Other cities in the state, such as Juiz de Fora, Abaeté, Pompéu, and Três Pontas, also have popular parades.

  9. Traveling carnival - Wikipedia

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    A traveling carnival (American English), usually simply called a carnival, travelling funfair or travelling show (British English), is an amusement show that may be made up of amusement rides, food vendors, merchandise vendors, games of chance and skill, thrill acts, and animal acts.