Rio de Janeiro is the capital city of Brazil. Festival in Rio de Janeiro is considered as one of the most supreme carnival on this planet. This festival was inaugurated in the year 1723. This carnival includes numbers of events in which the contribution of samba schools is incredible. Mostly during the parade which is also an integral part of this parade, crowd of various samba schools appears. However, this samba school may be academic school or even may be a group of peoples. With the help of this carnival, various schools get an opportunity to compete with each other in various events.
Street festivals and events are also frequent in this carnival however over time, the pattern has gone change. Now the dancing and music beats have become very popular which have replaced the style and exaggerated pattern. Bandas and bondos events are very popular during this carnival. These events are also referred to the shows performed by different street bands.
An African dance which was brought about in this carnival was the samba dance which is also the famous dance of the Rio carnival. This dance is a blend of some chorus touch and some street bands. Also some flute and string instrument competitions are held in which some professionals perform the instrument show
Rio carnival holds some special memories and celebrations for all the participants each year and the 2010 version of this event was spectacular than ever before. The enthusiasm and the carnival fever was unaffected by the soaring and unbearable heat. Rio carnival this year was special for more reason than one, with the youngest drum queen and a spectacular win for a samba school after seven decades. The carnival revelers from all across the globe attended the endless parties and danced in the blocos that literally transformed the entire streets into one big party.
The temperatures and humidity were very high for this part of the year all along the southern hemisphere. This bought a record sale in drinks and beers which led to the millions participants line up to empty their bellies. Carnival transforms Brazil into a paradise but this has some serious effects. The number of public toilets increased from last year but this did not stop the people from using streets and gardens as public toilets which along with dirty beaches will now be the biggest concern for the city authorities. This poses a big concern for the official who would be preparing Rio for the Olympics.
Rio carnival 2010 was special for the winner samba school parade that has this title after a gap of 74 years. Unidos Da Tijuca the proud winners of the trophy had It’s a secret as their central theme. The floats were beautifully designed by their Carnavelesco Paulo Barros who congratulated all the participants. Adriane Galisteu the beautiful TV hostess was the drum queen of Tijuca. Though the youngest drama queen Julia Lira gathered a lot of publicity but it could not prevent her samba school Viradouro from bragging the last position among the top twelve. The defeat could be attributed to choosing a child for a role which is normally associated with models who add more glamor to their respective samba schools with their sexy attires.
But the heat and the controversies did not snatch away the celebrities who add more star power to this already kaleidoscopic event. Pop diva Madonna was present in the stands with her boyfriend Jesus Luz who is also a Brazilian. Paris Hilton, Gerard butler, Rodrigo Santoro and Hugh Jackman were also part of the Rio carnival 2010. The Avatar craze was obvious at the carnival with people in blue dancing in the street parties.
Rio carnival 2010 was undisputedly the biggest street party and with the fun that is so native to this carnival there would always be more for all who travel miles to be part of this maddening party.
