This post comes from my other blog, RG Art & Design Inspirations... I decided to bring all the 'Brazilians posts' from RGAD INSPIRATIONS to BORN IN BRAZIL blog...
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It’s Carnaval in Brazil until this coming Wednesday! The country stops for 4 days; and in some places for a week! For a lot of people this is the time to “free their spirit” and have a lots of fun! For others, it is just time to take it easy, enjoy the long holiday and relax…
Carnival Roots: (In my opinion, it’s a very interesting history)
“The origins of carnival date back to the ancient Greek spring festival in honor of Dionysus, the god of wine. The Romans adopted the celebration with Bacchanalia (feasts in honor of Bacchus, the Roman equivalent to Dionysus), and Saturnalia, where slaves and their masters would exchange clothes in a day of drunken revelry. Saturnalia was later modified by the Roman Catholic Church into a festival leading up Ash Wednesday. It quickly evolved into a massive celebration of indulgences - one last gasp of music, food, alcohol, and sex before Lent - before the 40 days of personal reflection, abstinence, and fasting until Easter (not exactly what the Church probably had in mind). 40 days of purging sins, preceded by a week filled with virtually every known sin. The word itself comes from Latin, "Carne Vale" or "Farewell to the Flesh"”. (Taken from the website _ www.afropop.org)
I picked some images I found on the Internet to show you a little bit of the power of the Carnaval in Brazil! … A long time ago I used to have “a g’old…a good ol’ time” for 4 days every year!
Enjoy the ENERGY!!!
'Street carnaval' in Salvador - Bahia
That's funny! Looking for videos in YOU TUBE I found this girl, Nana Gouveia - She is the same hometown that I grow up, Uberlandia, Minas Gerais. I remember that we went to the same high shcool! She is looking HOT! Take a look! BORN IN BRAZIL!!!
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