Carnival in Rio de Janeiro

People celebrate Carnival all over Brazil in February or March,

depending on the date of Easter that year. Each region in Brazil has
developed its own way of celebrating the festival, but the week-long
Carnival in Rio has become world famous.

Most people agree that Carnival started as a pagan celebration in

ancient Rome. Carnival balls first came to Brazil from Italy in the late
nineteenth century, with balls at the Copacabana Palace and the
Municipal Theater. Nowadays, they have become all night parties with
non-stop loud music.

The Samba Parade, which has become the most popular event in
Carnival week, started in 1930s in different parts of the city. Since
1984, the organizers have held it in the Sambodrome, the giant samba
stadium in downtown Rio. Millions of people go to it every year and
has thousands of dancers in its parade and 600 to 800 drummers.

Visitors say they have never heard such loud music in their lives. The
dancers all wear amazing costumes. At the end of the parade, when
the judges have seen all the samba schools, they choose the best one.

When do people celebrate the

Carnival in Brazil?

When did Carnival balls first

come to Brazil?

How have Carnival Balls changed

since the nineteenth century?

How long has the Samba parade

in Rio existed?

Why are samba parades so

noisy? How do Samba parades
end?