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Whether it’s a local party or a massive national festival, nothing’s more frustrating than missing out on major events on your travels. To make sure you’re at the most exciting events in Brazil check out the HostelBookers roundup of what’s happening when. We’ve got the lot covered!
Festivities on Copacabana Beach
Rio de Janeiro Carnival - Brazil
When: 13 February 2010 - 16 February 2010
Not many people know how to party quite like the Brazilians and every year the Rio Carnival comes dancing over the horizon - a wave of color, vibrancy and general hedonism that more than lives up to its reputation as one of the biggest parties on the planet.
Stretched out over the four days leading up to Mardi Gras (Shrove Tuesday), the party sambas its way through the streets of Rio de Janeiro, absorbing anyone and anything in its path. Mini street festivals last day and night and anyone willing to have a good time can join in!
At the heart of the party, however, the main procession is a strictly regulated affair. Samba schools battle it out for the prize of best school; they’re judged on the floats, dresses, dances and music they put on show in the mighty ‘Sambadrome’.
The spectacle, which begins on Sunday night, and lasts well into the small hours of Monday morning, is breathtaking. Tickets can be absolutely extortionate for a seat in the Drome itself but no one would dispute that it’s a price worth paying!
