!!!Carnival in !!!Carnival in Brazil!!!Brazil!!!

What the People Listen to, and what the people move to.

The History of CarnivalThe History of Carnival Carnival came from Greek

Dionysian festivals and Roman Saturnalias.

The festival made its way over to Brazil from Portugal in the 17th century in the form of the “entrudo,” a street that involved celebrants pelting one another with food.

Eventually, this event evolved into a sort of street dance, with music and its own special songs.

So, what’s samba?So, what’s samba? Samba is a very intricate,

and rhythmic genre of dance and music that is of afro-Brazilian origin.

It was repressed in the late 19th century, but was brought back to life in the early 20th century.

In the year 1935 President Getulio Vargas began funding samba schools, supporting a uniquely Brazilian tourist attraction.

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Even before President Getulio Vargas began funding samba schools in 1935, they had already been incorporated in Carnival in the late 1920’s.

A samba school is an organized, samba dance performance performed by women all over Brazil. The women practice all year long for this event, and when it finally arrives they get dressed in beautiful, eye-catching costumes, and dance to the sounds of intense, samba music.

Accompanying them are usually men doing capoiera, and huge decorated floats.

!!Parades!!!!Parades!! The parades are main

attractions during Carnival! In the parades there are

colorful floats, a rhythm section, dancers, acrobats, and confetti.

At the parades there are thousands of people including tourists, celebrities, and of course, the natives.

Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (a.k.a. Rio) is the

capital city of Brazil. Rio is now synonymous with

Carnival, because international tourists began to arrive for the festival in Rio in the early 1960’s. It is because of this that the city began to invest and promote the holiday Carnival.

In Rio there are 3 different costumes associated with Carnival: those of the samba schools, those of the ballroom dances, and those of the street bands.

How to Celebrate…?How to Celebrate…?

There are a number of ways you can celebrate carnival while in Rio.

In Rio there are usually all night long clubs, plays, parades, street parties, and ballroom dancing.

While there I can guarantee that you will never experience a holiday quite like Carnival, and most likely you will want to come back!

That’s all folks!That’s all folks!And if you ever get the chance, go down to And if you ever get the chance, go down to Rio and experience Carnival for yourselves.Rio and experience Carnival for yourselves.

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1st picture : “It’s carnival in Brazil, It’s show time” by =xAv= on flickr, used in accordance with creative commons license.

2nd Picture: “Vila_Isabel, Samba and Platform sandals” by sfmission.com on flickr, used in accordance with Creative commons license.

3rd picture: “samba School” by Urbindimo on flickr, used in accordance with creative commons license.

4th picture: “Luiza Brunet: Reina Imperatriz 2008” by sfmission.com on flickr, in accordance with creative commons license.

5th picture: “Carnival_Brazilian Band” by dou_ble you on Flickr, in accordance with creative commons license.

6th picture: “Mangueira (cidade do Rio de Janeiro)” by Rodrigo Soldon on flickr, used in accordance with Creative commons license.

7th picture: “Carnival in the theatre” by Luiza on flickr, used in accordance with creative commons license.

8th picture: “Carnaval 2009” by rds_sp on flickr, used in accordance with creative commons license.

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