| Think of Brazilian festivals and the
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| | artists to the world, and to plant Sao
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| images that spring to mind are of
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| | Paulo firmly on the international art
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| fantastic street parades featuring
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| | scene. In addition to the art biennial,
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| dancers in fantastic costumes gyrating to
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| | an International Biennial for
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| samba rhythms. This is of course the
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| | Architecture and Design has been held
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| annual Carnival. Carnival starts on a
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| | since 1973.
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| Saturday and officially runs for four
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| | Sao Joao
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| days, ending on Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras).
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| | Our last festival is a sacred one
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| The actual date depends on Easter and so
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| | celebrated nationwide - Festa Junina
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| varies between February and March.
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| | (São João or Saint John Festival) which
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| Carnival
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| | is the Catholic replacement for a pagan
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| Carnival celebrations occur in every city
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| | midsummer festival. The tradition was
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| in Brazil but the real extravaganza
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| | brought to Brazil by Portuguese
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| happens in Rio. Here it's the samba
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| | colonists. As Brazil is in the southern
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| schools that put on the big show. Each
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| | hemisphere, it becomes a midwinter
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| samba school chooses its theme for the
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| | festival here and is celebrated in June.
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| parade and prepares the elaborate floats
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| | It starts one week before St John's Day
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| and flamboyant costumes that define
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| | and ends one week after and is celebrated
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| Carnival.
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| | with traditional foods, games and dances.
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| Carnival has its origins in long-ago
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| | It's mainly celebrated on the days
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| pagan celebration held in Greece or Rome.
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| | following the Catholic feast of Saint
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| The grand balls that evolved from these
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| | Anthony, John the Baptist and Saint
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| rituals arrived in Brazil from Italy at
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| | Peter.
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| the end of the 19th century. Decades
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| | While celebrated all over Brazil, Sao
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| later, they achieved legendary status for
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| | Joao is especially popular in the rural
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| their splendour and the celebrities who
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| | northeast. Here it marks the beginning of
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| attended them at the Copacabana Palace
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| | the rainy season. And as São João
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| Hotel. The actual Samba Parade that is
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| | coincides with the corn harvest,
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| the heart of Carnival dates from the
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| | corn-based foods are a popular facet of
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| 1930s.
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| | the celebration. These include canjica
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| Sao Paulo Art Festival
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| | and pamonha. Fireworks and bonfires are
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| Another major event on the Brazilian
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| | key components of the festivities.
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| calendar is the Sao Paulo art festival
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| | Brazil is always an exciting country to
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| held biannually in October on even years.
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| | visit. But if you can make your visit
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| The São Paulo Bienal as it's known
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| | during one of the country's many
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| locally, features both Brazilian and
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| | festivals, you can experience a new
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| international art. It's the biggest arts
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| | dimension in Brazilian hospitality and
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| event in Latin America and showcases art,
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| | enter the heart of life in this amazing
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| theater, music, and architecture.
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| | country. The only difficulty with
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| Taking the Venice Biennial as its model,
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| | visiting the events in Brazil might be
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| the São Paulo Art Biennial was founded
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| | your accommodation. Be sure to have a
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| in 1951 by the Italian-Brazilian
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| | reservation, because Rio de Janeiro
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| industrialist Ciccillo Matarazzo. The
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| | hotels or Sao Paolo hotels could be fully
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| original aim of the festival was to make
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| | booked during the festivals. Of course
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| international modern art better known in
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| | the Internet offers many opportunities to
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| Brazil, to promote the works of Brazilian
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| | book Brazil hotels in advance.
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