![]() ![]() The typical genres of music of Brazilian carnival are, in the Southeast Region in general, mostly cities of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo: the samba-enredo, the samba de bloco, the samba de embalo and the marchinha and in the Northeast Region including Pernambuco (mostly cities of Olinda and Recife): frevo and maracatu, and Bahia (mostly the city of Salvador): samba-reggae, pagode (also a type of Samba) and the main genre axé music. Also in northeast, Olinda carnival features unique characteristics, heavily influenced by local folklore and cultural manifestations, such as Frevo and Maracatu. It is a six-day party where crowds follow the trios elétricos through the city streets, dancing and singing. The northeastern cities of Recife, Olinda, Salvador, and Porto Seguro have organized groups parading through streets, and public interacts directly with them. Those official parades are meant to be watched by the public, while minor parades ( blocos) allowing public participation can be found in other cities, like Belo Horizonte, also in the southeastern region. In the southeastern cities of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, and Vitória, huge organized parades are led by samba schools. Rhythm, participation, and costumes vary from one region of Brazil to another. Historically its origins can be traced to the Portuguese Age of Discoveries when their caravels passed regularly through Madeira island, a territory which already celebrated emphatically its carnival season, and where they were loaded with goods but also people and their ludic and cultural expressions. Rio de Janeiro's carnival alone drew 4.9 million people in 2011, with 400,000 being foreigners. Except for industrial production, retail establishments such as malls, and carnival-related businesses, the country unifies completely for almost a week and festivities are intense, day and night, mainly in coastal cities. During Lent, Roman Catholics and some other Christians traditionally abstained from the consumption of meat and poultry, hence the term " carnival", from carnelevare, "to remove (literally, "raise") meat." Ĭarnival is the most popular holiday in Brazil and has become an event of huge proportions. The Carnival of Brazil ( Portuguese: Carnaval do Brasil, IPA: ) is an annual festival held the Friday afternoon before Ash Wednesday at noon, which marks the beginning of Lent, the forty-day period before Easter. Ĭelebration prior to fasting season of Lent.įriday before Ash Wednesday (51 days to Easter)Īsh Wednesday midday (46 days before Easter)Īfternoon, February 17 – midday, February 22Ĭarnival, Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday, Lent Rio's carnaval is the largest in the world according to Guinness World Records. To see costume designs and complete information about rehearsal times and locations, visit or contact Mary at Deborah Cogan at Imperatrix Queen of Carnaval in Rio De Janeiro. Mary Dollar is leading special dance sections and invites dancers of all ages and levels of experience to join! Classes on Wednesdays 8-9 pm at Geary Dance Center, 5036 Geary Blvd, SF, and Sundays, 6-7:30 pm at FICA studio, 2513 Magnolia St, Oakland. To join dance sections designed and led by Sandy Del Rio, email for more information. ![]() The group is also honored to welcome Mary Dollar, director of Samba do Coração and longtime leader in the Carnaval SF community, who will lead her specially designed dance sections.īateria percussion classes are led by Jorge Alabê on Sundays 5:30-7:30pmįICA Oakland, 2513 Magnolia St, Oakland, CAĬontact are still opportunities to dance with us in the parade! The big samba percussion ensemble will bring the irresistible rhythm & energy with a bateria of more than 50 players taking to the streets.Ĭreative director and dance director for the overall contingent is Sandy Del Rio, leader of Samba Mundial dancers. ![]() In the true Rio samba school tradition, each costume tells a part of the school’s theme story in an extravagant and often whimsical way. Our parade theme for 2019 is “Paz, Amor, e Samba - Peace, Love, and Samba,” evoking the psychedelic 60’s, when people & communities looked to the power of music to heal their hearts and transform their spirits. This is our 14th year participating in Carnaval San Francisco! Grupo Samba Rio is led by renowned Brazilian percussionist and cultural ambassador Jorge Alabe and is inspired by the rhythms and spirit of the Carnaval groups of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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