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Brazilian carnival in essence is a synthesis of European, Native American, and Afro-Brazilian cultural influences, each group has played an important role in the development of the structure and aesthetic of the Brazilian carnival of today.
The Carnival in Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese: Carnaval do Rio de Janeiro) is a festival held every year before Lent; it is considered the biggest celebration of Carnival in the world, with two million people per day on the streets.
Fat Tuesday, The day of Carnival. Ash Wednesday Wednesday after Carnival, the last Carnival day. Good Friday, the Friday preceding Easter Sunday, is a municipal holiday in many places. Dia das Mães, the Brazilian observation of Mother's Day, is celebrated every second Sunday in May.
The Carnival of São Paulo (Portuguese: Carnaval de São Paulo) is a major Brazilian Carnival. It features a parade of Samba schools and takes place in the Anhembi Sambadrome of São Paulo on the Friday and Saturday night of the week of Carnival. [1] It is currently considered one of Brazil's biggest and most important popular events.
Bahian Carnival (Portuguese: Carnaval baiano) is the annual carnival festival celebrated in the Brazilian state of Bahia, mainly in its capital, Salvador. The event officially lasts for six days, beginning on the Thursday before Ash Wednesday and concluding on Ash Wednesday at noon.
Torrential rain pounded southern Brazil over the weekend, triggering landslides and deadly flooding while also forcing a number of cities to cancel Carnival festivities. Heavy rainfall targeted ...
Carnival is the most famous holiday in Brazil and has become an event of huge proportions. For almost a week festivities are intense, day and night, mainly in coastal cities. For almost a week festivities are intense, day and night, mainly in coastal cities.
Juliana Coutinho, flickr Brazil's health ministry plans to hand out 89 million free condoms during the Carnival celebrations in Rio De Janeiro, which begins Saturday. The number is 26 million more ...