Carnival in Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese: Carnaval do Rio de Janeiro) is a festival held every year before Lent; it is considered the biggest carnival in...
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festivities are intense, day and night, mainly in coastal cities. Rio de Janeiro's carnival alone drew 6 million people in 2018, with 1.5 million being travelers...
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significantly smaller than the well-known Rio Carnival or the Portuguese Carnival of Madeira, the Goa Carnival is the largest in India and one of the few...
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Portuguese for "Carnival". The present commercial version of the Goan carnival (King Momo, floats, etc.) was created based on the Rio Carnival only in the...
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2016 Summer Olympics closing ceremony (redirect from Rio 2016 closing ceremony)
do Tuiuti), and the dancers who invited the world for the 2017 Rio Carnival. Carnival Anthems medley "Cidade Maravilhosa" "Marcha do Cordão da Bola Preta"...
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Float (parade) (redirect from Carnival float)
parades, such as those of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, the Carnival in São Paulo, the Carnival of Viareggio, the Maltese Carnival, the Macy's Thanksgiving...
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capitals in Brazil. Rio de Janeiro is one of the most visited cities in the Southern Hemisphere and is known for its natural settings, carnival, samba, bossa...
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Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí (redirect from Sambadrome of Rio de Janeiro)
Marquês de Sapucaí is a purpose-built parade area built for the Rio Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The venue is also known as Passarela Professor...
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Samba (section Roots of Rio Carnival)
Pernambuco, ranchos de reis (later known as carnival ranchos) emerged. One of the most important ranches in Rio's carnival was Ameno Resedá. Created in 1907, the...
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casino and 2,520 suites. It features a Brazilian theme based on Rio Carnival. The Rio opened on January 15, 1990, with a 44,000 sq ft (4,100 m2) casino...
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