Samba is now considered as traditional Brazilian music, and you can experience its rhythm at the Rio Carnival 2024. The Africans have subsequently influenced the Carnival with the introduction of samba music in 1917. Soldiers exchanged their outfits with others to indulge in nocturnal festivities of wildness and revelry. Drinking sprees were common and the Romans organized parties to give honor to Saturnalia and Bacchus. During that time, elaborate feasts were organized to give honor to the Greek wine gods. The first Carnival was organized during the 1640s. Influenced by European and African Traditions The Rio celebration begins just a week before Ash Wednesday and parties begin in December. This period lasts up to the Easter holiday, the date when Jesus Christ rose from the dead. The word Carnival originates from the Portuguese ‘Carne Vale’, interpreted as ‘Farewell to meat’.The phrase refers to the Carnival as being the ultimate celebration before a period of abstinence from alcohol, meat and pleasure begins. The attracts approximately a million people from different parts of the globe to this city, where they can enjoy the pulsating sounds of the Samba.Īlexandre Macieira | Riotur An Insight into Carnival history The yearly party celebrated in real Brazilian style, continues until Ash Wednesday, which also marks the beginning of the Lent period, characterized by abstinence from worldly pleasures and fasting for Christians around the globe.

In 1840, the very first Rio masquerade took place, and polka and waltz took center stage.Īs the Rio Carnival 2024 approaches, excitement builds up. The festival ‘Entrudo’ was introduced by the Portuguese and this inspired the birth of the Carnival in Brazil. The Roman Catholic Church put in place the traditions of the current Carnival celebration that leads to Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Lent period in the Christian calendar.

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