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Moving to Rio see the Carnival
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The move consultants at IntlMOVE will help you plan for the shipment of your household goods and personal effects to Brazil. IntlMOVE will be handle all of your personal items with care from the moment they are picked up from your current home to the moment they are delivered to your new home in Rio de Janeiro.
The culture and people of Brazil are very unique, which you will see throughout the country.
Rio de Janeiro was the capital of Brazil until 1960. However, this city still has its claim to fame as the city with the biggest Carnival celebration.
When moving to Rio de Janeiro, you will be lucky enough to join the festivities for Carnival or “Carnaval” in Portuguese.
This annual festival is held 40 days before Easter and is the most famous holiday in Brazil.
There are parties day and night for four days, while the country basically shuts down.
The parties, parades and fun will fill the streets.
These are crazy and wild days like you have never experienced!
The festivities start on Saturday and end on Fat Tuesday.
The celebrations end the day before lent when practicing Catholics are expected to give up certain pleasures or vices for lent. Businesses are closed while the people of Brazil celebrate.
Although Carnival is celebrated throughout Brazil and the rest of the world, the biggest celebration takes place in Rio de Janeiro.
Modern Brazilian Carnival started in Rio de Janeiro in the 1600s.
The origins can be traced back to ancient Rome and Greece when they celebrated the rites of spring.
The elite society of the Rio started holding balls and masquerade parties like the Parisians.
The celebration soon became quite different from European celebrations as parts of African and American Indian cultures were integrated.
All social, gender and class boundaries were forgotten during the celebration.
Even slaves were allowed to be free for three days!
Carnival takes place in February, which is the hottest month in the Southern hemisphere.
Summer is well underway!
Over 500,000 tourists make their way to Rio each year to take part in this one in a lifetime experience.
The alcohol will flow, the dancing with start and the memories will last a lifetime.
This celebration takes months to prepare.
There are so many different facets to Carnival that is takes a lot of people to pull off such a large celebration.
The colors, the outfits, the floats and all the dancing will be a sight you will not want to miss.
In Rio de Janeiro, there will many parades led by Samba schools with breathtaking dances and costumes.
Samba is a Brazilian dance and musical genre that is an integral part of their culture.
The Fat King, or King Momo, is crowned which marks the beginning of Carnival.
The city’s mayor presents him with a giant key.
Then the party begins!
The streets, the squares, the bars, the clubs and different venues come alive.
During this time, Brazil comes together as one and boundaries that separate people seem to disappear.
Some of the most eager participants are often the most economically challenged.
The people who live in the poorest neighborhoods are the key to making Carnival the grand event that everyone hears about. The residents of these neighborhoods are the members of the samba schools.
They are the ones who put together the elaborate costumes, floats and performances.
Local samba schools are ready to show off the most extravagant costumes as they dance the nights away.
Samba is as important to Brazilians as soccer, so that says a lot!
You can witness this part of Brazilian culture in the parades that go on around town.
The Samba Parade was originally performed in the streets, but has since moved to the purpose-built Sambodromo.
Samba schools have to pick themes, write music, write lyrics and perform in order to participate.
They spend all year preparing for Carnival and take great pride in designing their costumes and floats.
The move consultants at IntlMOVE will help you plan for the shipment of your household goods and personal effects to Brazil. IntlMOVE will be handle all of your personal items with care from the moment they are picked up from your current home to the moment they are delivered to your new home in Rio de Janeiro.
The culture and people of Brazil are very unique, which you will see throughout the country.
Rio de Janeiro was the capital of Brazil until 1960. However, this city still has its claim to fame as the city with the biggest Carnival celebration.
When moving to Rio de Janeiro, you will be lucky enough to join the festivities for Carnival or “Carnaval” in Portuguese.
This annual festival is held 40 days before Easter and is the most famous holiday in Brazil.
There are parties day and night for four days, while the country basically shuts down.
The parties, parades and fun will fill the streets.
These are crazy and wild days like you have never experienced!
The festivities start on Saturday and end on Fat Tuesday.
The celebrations end the day before lent when practicing Catholics are expected to give up certain pleasures or vices for lent. Businesses are closed while the people of Brazil celebrate.
Although Carnival is celebrated throughout Brazil and the rest of the world, the biggest celebration takes place in Rio de Janeiro.
Modern Brazilian Carnival started in Rio de Janeiro in the 1600s.
The origins can be traced back to ancient Rome and Greece when they celebrated the rites of spring.
The elite society of the Rio started holding balls and masquerade parties like the Parisians.
The celebration soon became quite different from European celebrations as parts of African and American Indian cultures were integrated.
All social, gender and class boundaries were forgotten during the celebration.
Even slaves were allowed to be free for three days!
Carnival takes place in February, which is the hottest month in the Southern hemisphere.
Summer is well underway!
Over 500,000 tourists make their way to Rio each year to take part in this one in a lifetime experience.
The alcohol will flow, the dancing with start and the memories will last a lifetime.
This celebration takes months to prepare.
There are so many different facets to Carnival that is takes a lot of people to pull off such a large celebration.
The colors, the outfits, the floats and all the dancing will be a sight you will not want to miss.
In Rio de Janeiro, there will many parades led by Samba schools with breathtaking dances and costumes.
Samba is a Brazilian dance and musical genre that is an integral part of their culture.
The Fat King, or King Momo, is crowned which marks the beginning of Carnival.
The city’s mayor presents him with a giant key.
Then the party begins!
The streets, the squares, the bars, the clubs and different venues come alive.
During this time, Brazil comes together as one and boundaries that separate people seem to disappear.
Some of the most eager participants are often the most economically challenged.
The people who live in the poorest neighborhoods are the key to making Carnival the grand event that everyone hears about. The residents of these neighborhoods are the members of the samba schools.
They are the ones who put together the elaborate costumes, floats and performances.
Local samba schools are ready to show off the most extravagant costumes as they dance the nights away.
Samba is as important to Brazilians as soccer, so that says a lot!
You can witness this part of Brazilian culture in the parades that go on around town.
The Samba Parade was originally performed in the streets, but has since moved to the purpose-built Sambodromo.
Samba schools have to pick themes, write music, write lyrics and perform in order to participate.
They spend all year preparing for Carnival and take great pride in designing their costumes and floats.
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