Carnaval Brasil
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The document discusses the Brazilian Carnival celebration, specifically in Rio de Janeiro. It describes how the major Samba schools spend all year rehearsing for their elaborate parades in the Sambodromo, with all members participating regardless of experience. It also notes how during Carnival, social roles and class differences are temporarily set aside as people dress in costumes crossing typical boundaries.
Carnaval Brasil
- 1. BRASIL Helga design Carnaval
- 2. Sambodromo, Place of the Fantastic Show
- 21. The Brazilian Carnival (Portuguese: Carnaval ) is an annual festival in Brazil held 40 days before Easter and marks the beginning of Lent Carnival in Rio de Janeiro is known worldwide for the elaborate parades staged by the city’s major Samba Schools in the Sambodromo and is one of the Rio’s major tourist attractions. Each samba school rehearses all year round for this event and all its members take part in the rehearsals, whether experts or not. Each samba school rehearses all year round for this event and all its members take part in the rehearsals, whether experts or not. It is a place where people who always wanted to write a song, play a percussion instrument or choreograph a dance will have their opportunity. It is usual that during the carnival aristocrats dress up as commoners, men cross-dress as women, and poor people dress up as princes and princesses - social roles and class differences are expected to be forgotten once a year, but only for the duration of the festival.
- 23. Design by Helga Música: Aquarela do Brasil Gal Costa Photos from Brazilian Press