Brazilian Carnival

Indigenous people, colonialists, slaves and immigrants all contributed towards the creation of the very diverse culture that Brazilians have today. Brazil’s culture is comprised of cultures like European, Asian, African and native Brazilian and is as rich as the different locations that all its contributors came from. As is the language, most of Brazil’s culture came from the Portuguese due to the hundreds of years that Brazil was…

used to being independent from colonization unlike Latin America. Although in the 20th century people started to get their rights and slavery was ending. The modern Americas era includes some multifarious history, which is colonization of America, Carnivals, and the music of the Americans. What if the country you lived in was colonized? What does colonialism, even mean? It means that other countries are trying to take over your country.’ The colonial experience…

Rio de Janeiro, travel history. Rio de Janeiro is now one of the best known holiday destinations in Southern – America, famous for its carnival and the favela tourism, Rio attracts a lot of domestic and international tourist. A long time before this, Rio de Janeiro already had a travel history. Rio de Janeiro was founded by the Goncalo Coelho in 1502, A Portuguese explorer. He is also the one who gave Rio de Janeiro the name that it still has now. 70 years later, Rio de Janeiro even became the…

sugarcane and much more. Brazil is the main producer of coffee and cocoa. Brazil’s currency consists of the Brazilian Real. 1 Brazilian Real (BRL)is equal to 0.331230…

Samba an old brazilian move use for road execution and traditional dancing their distinctive approaches to samba, solo or pair samba.Reading the article brazil.org its expressed "When the European colonizers settled in Brazil in the time between the sixteenth to the nineteenth hundreds of years, they brought into the nation swarms of African slaves. These Africans had their own particular traditions, customs and societies; a significant number of which were as melody, move and music." samba was…

the big carnival. The parties are not the only thing that tourist find appealing. The most famous landmark called the Christ Redeemer is often found cowering over Rio. Rio also has many fresh markets and colorful birds gliding above. Rio’s coast contains some of the most popular beaches of Brazil's largest coastal city. Summer Olympics 2016 are being held in Rio in the Maracana Stadium,…

brought to Brazil by missionaries wanting to help free the slaves from slavery. According to Brazil Religion, "90% of the Brazilian population subscribe to some religious ideal, making it more religiously inclined than any other South American country. Only 1% of the population doesn't believe in a God." There is also more Catholics in Brazil than any other place in the world. Carnivals, special traditions, festivals, parties, and parades are all widely celebrated in Brazil because of their…

history, establishing a huge variety of musical styles. At the time of the discovery of Brazil, the Portuguese were amazed at the natives ' way of dressing and the way they made music: singing, dancing, playing instruments (rattles, flutes, drums). Brazilian music mixes elements of various cultures, especially the so-called formative cultures, which were the Portuguese (European) settlers, the natives (indigenous) and the African (slaves). It is difficult to say with certainty which were the…

rhythm that they were hearing. Styles of samba from the hills were typically used by those in the lower classes that lived in shantytowns or favelas. These styles included all forms of carnival samba (samba carnabalesco, samba baiana, and samba-enredo), samba de terreiro,…

Brazil gives Luis Gonzaga the credit for discovery of this dance. This dance is very influential within Brazilian music. Baiao instrumental is a music form based on…