A member of the Grande Rio samba school gives the final touches to an eagle atop a float at Samba City in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (VANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images)
A member of Academicos do Grande Rio samba school work on a float in Samba City in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A woman prepares a float of the Grande Rio samba school before performing in Rio de Janeiro (VANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images) Continue reading »
Bubbles, feathers and glitter swirled on the first night of parades in Rio’s Carnival, as the city’s samba schools battled it out for top honours in what many bill as the world’s largest party.
Brazilian celebrities and slum dwellers danced alongside each other as some samba schools put on brave faces amid the world financial crisis and replaced cash with creativity and enthusiasm.
“Carnival is our Thanksgiving,” said Renato Teixeira, a 25-year-old construction worker attending the parades. “As long as we have a good showing in general, Rio’s samba schools have accomplished a lot.” Continue reading »
Carnival Rio de Janeiro – The Carnival Parade
The incredible Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro – brazil.
Performed in “Let’s Do It and The Rise of Samba”
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. Continue reading »
This is one of the samba schools to exhibit at the 2005 edition of the Carnaval parade at the Sambodromo in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Brazilian Carnaval 2005 – Mocidade – Rio de Janeiro
