If you are a lover of cartoons then today’s blog will put life into an event Blue Sky Studios impressed in our minds as the most Spectacular Spectacle‘Rio’ and ‘Carnival’. The cartoon ‘Rio’ is a small pictorial depiction of ‘Carnival’ which in reality takes place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Rio de Janeiro has long been regarded as the Carnival
capital of the World. Although, Carnivals are celebrated in towns and villages
in Brazil the biggest and most flamboyant remains the Rio Carnival. It is the standard by which every other Carnival is measured
against. Over half a million (500,000) visitors troop into Rio every year to
experience the most Grandiose event on the Globe.
The history of ‘Carnival’ dates back to the ancient Romans
and Greeks who celebrated the rights of spring by throwing parties, wearing
masks and dancing in the streets. The Portuguese were the first who brought the
culture of Carnival to Rio around 1850. In the beginning the Rio Carnival was
mostly Euro-centric with dances like the Waltz, Polkas taking centre stage, however,
overtime the Rio Carnival was done differently with the infiltration of the
Brazilian traditions which had a lot of African and Amerindian cultures embedded.
During Carnival social roles and class is forgotten as aristocrats
dress as commoners, men would dress as women and the poor dress up as princes
and princesses. The black slaves were able to be free for three days to be
actively involved in the celebrations. Nowadays, Carnival is a platform for
competitions and entertainment which has become the main attractions of the
Carnival in Rio de Janeiro.
The Rio Carnival is not just an event set up to entertain,
it is a means of expression for Brazilians. it sums up the Culture, their way
of thinking and their way of life in Brazil. An average Brazilian sees Carnival
as important.
Rio Carnival 2016 starts on Friday, February 5th and
ends on February 9th.
A sample of events at 2016 Carnival:
- Opening ceremony
- Crowning of the Carnival King who receives the city’s keys from the city mayor
- Black beads party in Rio Scala
- Street Band Cordao do Bola Preta
- Street band competition
- The Magic ball at Copacabana Palace Hotel
- Parade of the Samba Schools in the First League (the special Group)
- The Marvelous City Ball in Rio Scala
- Long live the Beer Ball
- Parade of the Children’s Samba Schools
If you love samba and want to be a part of the Rio Carnival
Parade with your custom made costume and your dancing in a group I am happy to
inform you that it’s very possible.
Rio 2016 here we come…
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