Section 2 The Notting Hill Carnival is one of the world’s largest street festivals. itis eid in the Notting Hill area of West London. Over one million people attend thé carnival, which takes place over three days every August. The event started in 1966 88.8 celebration of Caribbean culture, with people from the West Indies, who had immigrated to London, organizing the festival. Nowadays, the event is very multi-cultural and people from all the different communities of London come together at the festival. Howe" the music, costum. es food still have a strong Caribbean influence. The Rio de Janiero Carnival is the biggest and most famous street festival in the world. Itis held annually in the Brazilian city, over six days before the Christian festival of Lent, On each day, over two million people com out onto the streets of Rio to dance and play music. There are competitions between the different samba schools, with each school trying to have the best float, costume and music, as well as to be the best at samba dancing. These days, some of the main events are ticketed and held in stadiums. oN Efset.org