2024-02-13 07:52:02
A Carnival day in Brazil usually begins around 7 in the morning, when the first blocos – as the free street parties are known – begin their noisy and colorful musical journey through the streets of the city. Percussionists, stilt walkers, trumpet players and other performers, all dressed up and covered in glitter, attract thousands of followers.
The blocos have themes that inspire the costumes and songs of their participants. In Rio alone, the city authorized 500 street parties this year.
This year, a dog dressed as an alligator attended the Blocão dog Carnival parade, a play on words that combines “bloco” and “cão”, or dog in Portuguese. In Madre de Deus, in northeastern Brazil, there is an aluminum can party where artists don enormous costumes made from some 1,600 cans, collected for months and then thoroughly washed to avoid odors.
Some blocos have huge sound trucks known as electric trios, others by small musical bands.
From the various street parties, which usually end in the afternoon, some attendees go to the Sambadrome, where samba schools parade and compete to win the annual title.
For much of the year, samba schools prepare enormous floats that show everything from giant unicorns to enormous divinities, as well as elaborate costumes for a parade with millions of spectators who follow it on site or on television.
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