2010 Carnival Parade Schedule for the “Special Group” in Rio de Janeiro:

Sunday, February 14th Rio Samba-Schools Schedule:

1st Approximate Time: 9:00 PM – União da Ilha Samba-School
2nd Approximate Time: 10:05 PM – Imperatriz Leopoldinense Samba-School
3rd Approximate Time: 11:10 PM – Unidos da Tijuca Samba-School
4th Approximate Time: 00:15 AM – Viradouro Samba-School
5th Approximate Time: 01:20 AM – Acadêmicos do Salgueiro Samba-School
6th Approximate Time: 02:20 AM – Beija-Flor Samba-School

Monday, February 15th Rio Samba-Schools Schedule:

1st – Approximate Time: 9:00 PM – Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel
2nd Approximate Time: 10:05 PM – Porto da Pedra
3rd Approximate Time: 11:10 PM – Portela Samba School
4th Approximate Time: 00:15 AM – Grande Rio
5th Approximate Time: 01:20 AM – Vila Isabel
6th Approximate Time: 02:20 AM – Mangueira Samba School

Brazil Carnival Photos x12HQs

An important part of the Brazilian Carnival takes place in the Rio Carnival and São Paulo, with samba schools parading in the [[Sambadrome]“sambódromo” in portuguese]. It’s the main event in this country, considered to be the largest of the kind in the world. Called “One of the biggest shows of the Earth”, the festival attracts millions of tourists, both Brazilians and foreigners who come from everywhere to participate and enjoy the great show. Samba Schools are large, social entities with thousands of members and a theme for their song and parade each year. Blocos are generally small informal groups also with a definite theme in their samba, usually satirical of the current political situation. But there are also a lot, about 30 of them in Rio de Janeiro, that are very big in number of participants, gathering hundreds of thousands of people. There are more than 200 blocos in Rio de Janeiro. Bandas are samba musical bands, usually formed by enthusiasts in the same neighborhood.

An adapted truck from Salvador, with giant speakers and a platform where musicians play songs of local genres such as Axé music, Samba-reggae, Pagode and Arrocha, is driven with the following crowd both dancing and singing. It was originally staged by three Salvador musicians, Armandinho, Dodo & Osmar, in the 1950s.

Pernambuco has large Carnival celebrations, including the Frevo, typical Pernambuco music. Another famous carnival music style from Pernambuco is Maracatu. The cities of Recife and Olinda also host large carnival celebrations in Brazil. The largest carnival parade in all of the world according The Guinness Book of World Records is named Galo da Madrugada, which takes place downtown Recife on the Saturday of carnival. Another famous event is the Noite dos Tambores Silenciosos.

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Watch this amazing street carnival party in the beach resort of Salvador.

This is one of the most popular places to go on Carnival besides Rio, which is a parade.

Enjoy the Beautiful People !!!

Street carnaval – Salvador Beach Brazil

Brazilian Carnaval has origins in the old Portuguese pre-lent celebration know as the entrudo. People celebrated by throwing little balls of wax filled with perfumed water at each other. The first procession with adorned floats was in 1850, and in 1856 costumed revelers took to the streets. Until 1899, no songs were written expressly for Carnaval, and people danced to music of European inspiration.

In 1917, the Samba appeared officially. Automobile parades were held in downtown Rio de Janeiro with tons of paper confetti and streamers, and people went to the beach in elaborate paper costumes. In the last few decades, the parade has become the greatest attraction of Carnaval in Brazil and is decidedly luxurious and gigantic.

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Choreography: Cristina Ribeiro

Music: “Caymmi Mostra Ao Mundo O Que A Bahia” by Dinho Nascimento

Dancers: Alexandra Capela, Aki Ueno, Carrie Adams, Craig Lawson, Danae Gray, David Flick, Erika Gordon, Gabriela Mendoza-Evans, Katrina Gillard, Jennifer Jung, Peggy Baltazar, Raquel De Lima, Raquel Gonzalez, Sylvia Mendoza

Samba Coreografado (Samba Enredo With Carnaval Parade)