Interesting Facts About Brazil’s Carnivals

When we think of Brazil, we automatically think of the colours and sounds of Brazil’s famous carnivals. Therefore, we are sharing with you an edit of Brazilian Experience’s article giving 7 interesting facts about these carnivals. See original article at https://brazilianexperience.com/7-interesting-facts-about-carnival-in-brazil/

Every year Brazil’s carnival grabs attention from all the other countries. This colourful festivity full of happiness, fun and costumes is one of our best postcard’s and we are very proud tons of tourists for this event every year.

Brazil's Carnivals - Fun Facts

Check out some interesting facts about the carnival:

1- Rio’s Carnival is registered in the Guinness Book as the biggest carnival in the world.

2- It is not a secret that Brazilian people love beer but during the carnival this love is even bigger. 10 million liters of beer are consumed every year in Salvador only during the event.

3- The carnival in Brazil is always held 40 days before Easter.

4- There are more than 2 million people on the streets every day during the carnival in Rio.

5- Although Carnival is Brazil’s most important festival, the biggest celebrations are held in Sao Paulo, Salvador, Recife, Olinda and Manaus.

6- One of the greatest things about Brazil's Carnival is that those taking part in the Samba Parade are often from the local communities such as the favelas (slums).  They practice and make their costumes and floats  all year.  Interestingly, each area has their own samba school and they compete against their local rivals in the carnival.

7- Held in the Sambodromo, the schools are judged on their elaborate floats, costumes, dancing and music. This is a very important competition and some schools spent over 4 million dollars on outfits and preparations.

So, do you fancy experiencing the thrill of Brazil for yourself? Ask MEPM about a property discovery tour and you might be able to combine it with the carnival!

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