Friday 11 March 2011

In Case You Did Not Know,

it is carnival time in Rio de Janeiro, it is considered the biggest carnival in the world with two million people per day on the streets, dating back to 1723, immigrants from the Portuguese islands of Açores, Madeira and Cabo Verde introduced the Entrudo, the idea was basically getting everybody soaked wet, people would go out in the streets with buckets of water and limes, and everybody could be a potential victim, it sounds just like Songkran out here! but in 1872 people would dress up in costumes and perform on the parade accompanied by an orchestra of strings, with the sponsorship of brewery Hanseática, organized competitions begin, the parades were halted during World War II and started again in 1947 until today, what a place and week to have a party! in case you want to go to the next one the dates for the next three are, 2011 - March 5-8 2012 - February 18-21 2013 - March 01-12 but as always check first before you buy the tickets!

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