The City of Samba (an award-winning video) starts a bit slow, but it is well worth watching until the end.
The City of Samba from Jarbas Agnelli on Vimeo.
Lovely photographs of Carnival participants.
On The Fringe of the Rio Carnaval with samba music from Peter Turnley on Vimeo.
Each samba school spends many months preparing for the Carnival. Details count: the winners can received millions of dollars!
Cristian Silva-Avaria, Samba SchoolI, Rio de Janeiro 2012 from Labour in a Single Shot on Vimeo.
Enjoy the passionate dancing!
Rio Carnaval Parade 2012 from PIX IN MOTION by Leo Bar on Vimeo.
Time lapse photography allows you to see hours of show in just a few minutes.
Time Lapse carnival 2011 in Rio from alexandre cassiano on Vimeo.
Here a National Geographic photographer explains why he enjoys being in Rio de Janeiro. Remeber this when you travel: get out into the streets and enjoy watching people.
Photo Rio - Nat Geo Channel from Bryan Harvey Films on Vimeo.
If you want to learn more about how the Carnival is organized, below is an optional 21-minute video in Portuguese with very clear English captions, plus more details about the Carnival. Please do leave comments!
If you want to go visit, here are the dates for the next few years (from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Carnival)
- February 13 to February 17, 2016
- February 24 to March 1, 2017
- February 9 to February 14, 2018
- March 1 to March 6, 2019
- February 21 to February 26, 2020
- February 12 to February 17, 2021
里約熱內盧是南美洲最大的城市之一，但該市更為知名的是它一年中舉行的各種各樣的文化慶典活動，其中最著名的就是狂歡節，在傳統的天主教四旬齋禁食期的兩周之前舉行。
屆時來自世界各地的人來到里約熱內盧參與並見證這次狂歡。狂歡節意味著大量的人群、美食、色彩，當然還有森巴舞。狂歡節的慶祝結束於「Mardi Gras」星期二。（from http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/里约热内卢）
What do you think of the Rio Carnival? Is this a waste of time and money? Would you like to visit Rio de Janeiro, or do you prefer to watch the parade on Vimeo and other web sites? Why? Please tell us your opinion in the comments below.
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