The typical Rio carnival parade is filled with revelers, floats and adornments from numerous samba school which are located in Rio (more than 200 approximately, divided into 5 leagues/ divisions.) A samba school is composed of a collaboration of local neighbours that want to attend carnival together, with some kind of regional, geographical common background.
From Samba to Psy, all the facts as this year's event gets underway - plus stunning archive pictures 1. The carnival is a wild four-day party held 40 days before Easter. 2. It starts on Saturday and ends on 'Fat Tuesday', the day before the start of Lent, Ash Wednesday.
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Did you know that Rio Carnival is at the Guinness Book? Let me tell you why. Rio de Janeiro is a city full of energy and full of happy people. The epic moment of happiness is during Carnival when people forget all about their problems and join the streets to celebrate and have fun.
