Learn about the history of Rio Carnival

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Carnival festivities in Brazil date back to 1723 with the Portuguese immigrants from the islands of Açores, Madeira and Cabo Verde introducing the Entrudo. HistoryofCarnival CarnivaloriginallywasaGreekspringfestival-Didyouknow?Accordingtosome,thecarnivalwasoriginallyaGreekspringfestivalinhonorofthegodofwine,Dionysus.TheRomansadoptedthesametraditionwithafeastinhonorofBacchus,theRomangodofwine,andSaturnalia.Onthisdaymasterandslavesexchangedclothesamidstadayfullofdrunkenrevelry.TheRomanCatholicChurchlatermodifiedthefeastofSaturnaliaintoafestivalprecedingthebeginningofLent.However,whatevolvedisamasscelebrationofindulgencesinmusic,dance,food,anddrink,somethingwhichtheChurchdidnothaveinmind.AWetandUnrulyBeginningCarnivalfestivitiesinBrazildatebackto1723withthePortugueseimmigrantsfromtheislandsofAçores,MadeiraandCaboVerdeintroducingtheEntrudo.Peoplewentoutontothestreetssoakingeachotherwithbucketsofwaterandthrewmudandfood,whichoftenendedupinstreetbrawlsandriots.Theconceptskeptchangingthroughoutthe1800swithmoreorganizedparadeslikethegrandessociedadesorgreatsocietieswheretheEmperorjoinedinthecelebrationswithagroupofaristocratsthatparadedinmaskswithluxuriouscostumesandmusic.Duringthe1840s,masqueradecarnivalballssettopolkasandwaltzesbecamepopular.Adecadelater,streetparadeswithhorsedrawnfloatsandmilitarybandswerethecenteroffocusofthecarnival.Towardstheendofthecentury,thecarnivalbecameaworkingclassfestivitywherepeopleworecostumesandjoinedtheparadeaccompaniedbymusiciansplayingstringinstrumentsandflutes.Carnivalwasalsousedduringtheyearsofmilitarycensorshiptoexpresspoliticaldissatisfaction.  TheSambaSchoolswoulduseironyandsarcasmtoexpresstheirdispleasurewiththegovernmentandthepeople’sdesireforfreedom.BuyHEREyourCarnivalTicketsAfro-BrazilianMagicNonecanbemoremusicallygiftedthantheAfricans,whopassedonthepulsatingrhythmsofthesambatotheBraziliansduringthedaysofslavery.Thesambaisaneclecticmixofmusic,song,anddancestylesthatAfro-BraziliansbroughtwiththemtotheimpoverishedslumssurroundingRioaftertheabolitionofslaveryin1888.Itwasn’tuntil1917thatthesambabecameanintegralpartoftheRioCarnival.Today,SambaisatruecomponentofBrazil’sculturalheritage. Fromthepoorestslumstotherichesthaciendas,sambaspreadquicklythroughthecity. Eventoday,sambaissungintheghettoshackaswellasthehigh-classmansionsandtrulybringstheBrazilianpeopletogetherregardlessofeconomicclass. sambaliesattheheartoftheCariocaculture.EmergingSambaSchoolsThefirstescolasdesambaorsambaschooltobeformedwasMangueira,in1928.Soonthemesongs,elaboratecostumes,andfloatsbecamethemainattractionoftheRioCarnival.ManyotherteamsfromdifferentcommunitiesintheRioneighborhoodfollowedMangueira’sfootstepsandformedsambaschoolstotakepartintheCarnival.ThesambaparadesoonbecamethemostpopulareventinRiowiththeorganizersbeingforcedtosetatimelimitforeachteamin1971.ThestreetsofRioremainedthemainstagefortheCarnivaluntil1984,whentheSambadrome,builtbyworldfamousarchitect,OscarNiemeyer,begantostealthethunder.Manyofthecurrentsambaschoolshavetheirrootsintheoriginalschoolsofthe20’sand30’s. Eachschoolhashaditssuccessandfailuresastheyearsandthecompetitionshavegoneon. Someofthebest-knownsambaschoolsareUnidosdaTijuca,BeijaFlor,Salgueiro,Mangueira,MocidadeandPortela.BuyHEREyourCarnivalTickets It'sCarnivalTime EnjoyspecialsdealsforRioCarnival2023 BALL CopacabanaPalaceMagicBall TICKET BookYourRioCarnivalTickets2023 COSTUMES BuyYourCostumeForthe2023 HaveQuestions?Ourexpertsareheretohelpyou! ChatOnline +5521972864719 +18669306020 +13057225447 E-mail

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