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Defining the order of Samba Parade 2012 at Rio Carnival Defining the order of Samba Parade 2012 at Rio Carnival

February 18th, 2012 No comments

It is none other than an impartial raffle which decides the Parading order. Going on the same traditional trend, the guests, samba school representative, the press and LEISA organizers gathered at the Samba City amphitheater. It was organized in order to attend the drawing of different schools in 2012 parading order, in July. The parade regulations allow the Access Group winner to open the Special Group’s Sunday show. Sao Clemento, the last year’s weakest school will be parading first on Monday. It is always kept in mind that best schools of Samba should not parade on the same single day to retain the fun, adventure and entertainment.

That is why the remaining schools are divided into equal pairs in the lottery. This is done in order to balance the show and parades between the best schools on Sunday and Monday. For the first time, the day is defined by the raffle. After this, the same little balls are drawn once more by chance. It will give a pre-final parade order to the specific samba school. If the samba schools are interested, the same night may witness the change for another time. In other words, it is the perfect combination of negotiations and little bit of luck which defines the final parading order for the day.

Rio Carnival and Ziriguidum – meaning has great relation with the past

February 6th, 2012 No comments

f you are very new to the world of Rio Carnival then you might have come across some fresh words. To your dismay, many visitors don’t even know the meaning of this word, Ziriguidum and they certainly feel very confused. In fact, Ziriguidum is nothing but a Brazilian Portuguese word or an onomatopoeic which is pronounced with a strong and flavored South African tone. In other words, it strongly expresses the tones and sounds expressed by the samba drums and other percussion instruments. We find a wide variety of instruments and drums that play music in the biggest carnival of the drum and the local people mouth this word more often now to show their love or affection to the enjoyment.

You can also do a little bit of research to find its use in the song of 1976, “Samba do Ziriguidum”. It was released by Novos Baianos and the song was written & sung by Luiz Bittencourt and Jadir de Castro. The album was in the name of ‘Caia na Estrada e perigas ver’. This song strongly depicts the picture of violence in Brazil’s favelas. However, we can find similar local onomatopoeic words in the Brazil carnival. Some of them are ‘Bumbum Particundum Prugurundum’, ‘telecoteco’, ‘balacobaco’ and ‘esquindo lele’.

How Rio Carnival is treated as the topmost in the whole world – bringing life to city

February 5th, 2012 No comments

When we think of rating the world carnivals according to their fun, number of visitors and following, we cannot neglect the Rio carnival. Yes, people automatically think about the Rio festivity when it comes to carnival celebration. And why not! It is the Rio which brings the topmost samba schools, parading and entertaining millions of worldwide visitors. The city oozes cool from Copacabana to Ipanema throughout day and night. Every year, people witness the trend of dancing, singing and watching the samba parades in Rio. Also, every February or March brings unlimited joy and fun to the dwellers of Brazil.

The Rio carnival has gained its top position with Guinness Book of World Records registration. The festivity does not require any sort of promotion or campaign to market the traditions and fun which throng the carnival. We can just witness the unending and thundering drums, sound beats and escalating dance performance. The Sambadrome allows the blocos and Samba schools to carry their marches and parades on the streets of Rio. Given you are a visitor to the grand occasion, you can simply book your liquor and samba costume to suit your interests and take the full fun out of your busy and tensed life.

Rio carnival – the event which disappears social boundaries and brings one and all at one podium

February 3rd, 2012 No comments

Rio carnival is definitely an event which is enthusiastically awaited by everybody. The perfect samba dance and the dazzling costumes are just not the only aspect of this festival. The important feature of this fest is the way which makes every Brazilian to come to the road for celebrating the festival. In this fest you will found the street dweller and the immense personalities all come out immerse them in the fever of carnival. The slums or The Favelas are the ones who work most in the fair. The carnival is the only reason which makes these people passionate for football and samba.

Gays and the drag queens all come out in huge number and participate in different carnival activities. Social boundaries disappear and all come together with the only one aim to make this carnival the greatest event in the earth. No one concern for the gender issue in the parade with numerous cross dressers. Although they arrange designers for carnival and authorities who are accountable for the designing of the event, but the Rio carnival soul comes from their people. Brazil is the only place for this carnival because that time this becomes one and greets all who comes to Rio.