Brazilian Carnival
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Brazilian Carnival is a world-famous, days-long festival in Brazil marked by vibrant street parades, samba music and dance, elaborate costumes, and widespread public celebrations before Lent.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural festival
ⓘ
public holiday period ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Carnaval do Brasil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Lent ⓘ |
| attendance | millions of participants annually ⓘ |
| characteristic |
elaborate costumes
ⓘ
public celebrations ⓘ samba dance ⓘ samba music ⓘ street parades ⓘ street parties ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageStatus | symbol of Brazilian identity ⓘ |
| danceStyle |
samba de enredo
ⓘ
samba no pé ⓘ |
| duration | several days ⓘ |
| economicImpact | major tourism revenue source ⓘ |
| famousFor |
Recife and Olinda frevo and maracatu
ⓘ
Rio de Janeiro samba school parades ⓘ Salvador street blocos ⓘ |
| feature |
costume contests
ⓘ
parade floats ⓘ samba school competitions ⓘ themed allegories ⓘ |
| globalReputation | one of the largest carnivals in the world ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
African cultural traditions
ⓘ
European Carnival traditions ⓘ Indigenous Brazilian traditions ⓘ |
| majorCityCelebration |
Olinda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Recife NERFINISHED ⓘ Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ Salvador NERFINISHED ⓘ São Paulo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicGenre |
axé
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frevo ⓘ marchinha ⓘ samba ⓘ |
| notableVenue | Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursBefore | Lent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedBy | samba schools ⓘ |
| originPeriod | colonial era ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christianity ⓘ |
| season | pre-Lenten festival ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
cultural expression
ⓘ
mass participation ⓘ tourism attraction ⓘ |
| timeRelation | ends on or just before Ash Wednesday ⓘ |
| typicalMonth |
February
ⓘ
March ⓘ |
| venueType | sambadrome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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