What is the Brazilian Carnival

Brazilian Carnival is known as the biggest carnival in the world. In Brazilian Carnival, everyone doesn't want to express themselves, but wants to fulfill others. There are men who want to be feminine, and normally introverted women who dance wildly, imitating the agility and power of others as best they can. Carnival is often characterized by "transvestism", which is a product of history. The Brazilian carnival's fervor for femininity is arguably unique in the world. Among Brazilian carnivals, the Rio de Janeiro Carnival is the world's most famous and mesmerizing sex party.

Rio de Janeiro Carnival

Carnival is the largest festival in Brazil, but the most prestigious is that of Rio de Janeiro. The city's Carnival is one of the world's largest with the number of performers participating in the samba competition, the splendor of the costumes, the duration of the longest time, and the grandeur of the scene.

Rio de Janeiro Carnival is said to have begun in the mid-19th century. Initially, the scale of Carnival was small, limited to some indoor masquerades held by the aristocracy, people wearing masks purchased from Paris, and enjoy the fun. 1852, the Portuguese Azevedo conductor of the band took to the streets. With the fast-paced music, both black and white, poor and rich, men and women danced, and the whole city rejoiced. Azevedo's move was a huge success and became a milestone in the history of Rio de Janeiro's Carnival, marking it as a festival for the masses.

The Rio de Janeiro Carnival did not have a fixed venue in the earliest days, but the main streets of the city were the stage for samba performances. Because of the summer heat, the parades took place at night. From the 1970s, samba schools suggested building a samba arena in the city for Carnival activities, and in 1983, Oscar Niemeyer, a famous engineer who had designed the new capital of Brazil, Brasilia, and other projects, designed the arena himself, and 60,000 builders worked together, and in just 117 days, a samba arena that could accommodate tens of thousands of spectators was built. Since then, the Rio de Janeiro Carnival has had a permanent venue.

On the opening day of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the mayor of the city of Rio de Janeiro, at the mayor's residence, handed over the golden key of the city gates to the "Carnival King," known as "King Momo," symbolizing the official start of the annual Carnival. From now on, during the week-long Carnival, the entire city of Rio de Janeiro will be "ruled" by the "Carnival King", and all the citizens will revel in their own way.

The "King of Momo" won't actually be sitting in the mayor's office giving orders. Instead, he'll do his job as mayor by leading the city in dancing and fun during the festivities.

The "King Momo" is usually chosen by the public two months before the start of Carnival, along with a "Carnival Queen" and two "Carnival Princesses. They are the leaders of Rio de Janeiro's samba teams, who take part in Carnival rehearsals and performances, which is a tough job, but one that carries with it a great deal of honor.

Before the key handover ceremony, the "Momo Kings" were paraded through the streets in carriages with actors disguised as Brazilian royalty. This unique ceremony was held to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the arrival of Pedro I, Brazil's first monarch, and to add to the festive atmosphere of Carnival. At the same time, in order to allow more citizens and tourists to share the joy of the opening of Carnival.

It is said that the Rio de Janeiro Carnival began in the mid-19th century. Initially, Carnival was small and limited to a few indoor masquerades held by aristocrats, where people wore masks purchased from Paris and made merry.In 1852, bands under the direction of Azevedo, a Portuguese, took to the streets. With the fast-paced music, both black and white, poor and rich, men and women danced, and the whole city rejoiced. Azevedo's move was a huge success and a milestone in the history of Rio de Janeiro's Carnival, marking it as a festival for the masses.

The Rio de Janeiro Carnival did not have a fixed venue in the earliest days, but the main streets of the city were the stage for samba performances. Because of the summer heat, the parades took place at night. From the 1970s, samba schools suggested building a samba arena in the city for Carnival activities, and in 1983, Oscar Niemeyer, a famous engineer who had designed the new capital of Brazil, Brasilia, and other projects, designed the arena himself, and 60,000 builders worked together, and in just 117 days, a samba arena that could accommodate tens of thousands of spectators was built. Since then, the Rio de Janeiro Carnival has had a permanent venue.

The samba competition is a major event of the Rio de Janeiro Carnival. The arena covers an area of 8.5 million square meters, both sides of the grandstand, the middle is the samba team marching channel. Every year during the Carnival, to be held in this arena 5 samba activities, including the third and fourth day of the most exciting activities. On these two days, the city's top 14 samba schools compete to determine the year's ranking, with the top five having to perform another show.

Each samba school has between 3,800 and 4,000 participants on the field, divided into 32 squads with eight colorful cars between them. The entries and accompanying songs have to have a storyline, and the entire team's costumes are designed to fit the show's plot. Each year, the schools come up with a variety of storylines, ranging from Indian history to Brazilian soccer to the realities of people's lives.

The prestigious Rio de Janeiro Carnival attracts a large number of foreign visitors, with about 400,000 tourists choosing this season to visit the beautiful city every year.

Carnival not only brings joy to Brazilians, and attracts many tourists, promoting tourism, stimulating the economy, has become an important and indispensable part of Brazilian life, more and more lively every year. Samba and Carnival have become symbols of Brazil, just like soccer.

Salvador Carnival

In the Brazilian carnival, Salvador, the capital of Bahia, the carnival is unique. Because the Bahian people do not want to market the carnival, it has been able to maintain its original flavor. In addition, Bahia is the most developed and important region in the country when it comes to music, and it is full of music and dance, which is the truest expression of Brazilian tradition and the spirit of Carnival. Salvador's Carnival 'king' deposed for leanness

Carnival in the Amazon jungle

Palintins, a small Brazilian city of 90,000 people on the Amazon River, has a few days each year when tourists from all over the world, equal to the number of people in the region, are excited to visit, booking their reservations up to a year in advance. hotels here because of the carnival with a strong Amazonian flavor - Boi Bamba.