the Rio of Janeiro carnival

Rio de Janiero carnival the national holiday in Brasil has been an annual event that takes place forty days before Easter (marking the beginning of Lent). the carnal has been inspired to be a religious celebration. however, it has become a secular celebration. Its European origins date back to a kind of carnival called introitus ("entry" in Latin) and entrudo in Portuguese, which is characterized by the interplay of water thrown from one person to another to purify the body. In the late nineteenth century, cordões ("links", in Portuguese) were introduced in Rio de Janeiro and from there it has consisted of groups of people walking through the streets playing music and dancing. The main celebration was held in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, where the samba schools and bands of dancers occupy entire neighborhoods. The decoration of the city, the samba schools, testing, fantasy contests, the election of King Momo, the Queen, Princess, spectacular floats, the costumes and nudity agree with the warmth of the climate, movement and rhythm, to be dancing to the music, the incredible accumulation of beauty, that and more has been for several years, the Rio Carnival.