CARNIVAL RIO OF JANEIRO

QUESTIONS:

What are the characteristics?

What is the history?

HISTORY:

The (mostly Portuguese), African, Indian, Asian and even Arabs have mixture intense and peculiar way,

European cultures resulting in a synthesis that has at Carnival one of its most

representative manifestations

Carnival celebrations were brought to Brazil by Spanish

and Portuguese sailors

In Brazil have their first contact in Bahia, and

through another source, They have slaves.

Carnival has its origins in ancient Rome, where the

celebrations were intended to celebrate the

arrival of spring.

Characteristics;

All schools of Samba

participate in parades.

Its duration is 4 days

Receives visitors from around the world

They dress in a single color joy.

Involving people of all

ages and social class.

Carnival gives its inception in the Marques de

Sapucai Sambadrome

we can find a number of street

events and private parties for

everyone.A show of beauty.

The lights, the colors, dancing and beautiful

floats that takes us on an artistic

voyage.

The total investment of

the samba schools usually

exceed $ 30 million

It begins forty days

before Easter

At each school

involved 5000 people

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

http://culturetown.org/10-interesting-facts-about-the-rio-de-janeiro-carnival/

http://fiesta.uncomo.com/articulo/como-se-celebra-el-carnaval-de-rio-de-janeiro-20842.html

https://www.google.com.pe/search?q=carnaval+de+rio+de+janeiro&es_sm=122&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAWoVChMIrP_ziNnMxwIVyZoeCh1lLAFE&biw=1236&bih=581

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