Brazzil

yeah, there are some good points about the women. they arnt out to just have sex all the time...

samba is cultural.there are people who live it year round. there are incredible dancers called the passistas. places like mangueira de manha rehearse year round with the kids learning the passista moves and the porto bandeira moves, which is the couple that dances together with the flag...

the kids work on the bateria year round. since they start so young, that explains the amazing syncrazination of 250 percusionists going down the avenue, playing one of the most infectuas powerful syncopated rhythms any where in the world..

there have been huge name world class artists that have gone to the escola rehearsals and had their minds blown, like u2's bono who said it was more rock than rock and roll...yo yo ma made some wonderful compliments, jazz artists have praised the escola de samba rehersals...all just to say that it is a deep and powerful thing , this samba from rio...

im all for pointing out the truths of rio carnival life that its not just one big f**k fest, but , this article hardly hints at the incredible art and culture that lies in rio de janeiro with its samba and all that relates to it in carnival and year round...it really is something someone could devote thier life to...

it almost plays it down...its ok to point out some of the things that have been exagerated, but, not play down the exitement...

brazil doesnt celibrate its passistas and bateria enough, there should be a weekly tv show showing each escola each week and their passistas with their bateria...id watch that every week

carnival and samba in rio de janeiro marked me when i first saw it, ill never forget it and it is part of the inspiration that keeps me wanting to live in brazil...i too would like to be invited to someones camarim at the sambadrome for one of the desfile nights...

I've been to Rio and it is quite a fantastic location, beautiful beaches etc. but I found it to be just another large metropolis ala New York, people weren't that friendly.

Then,after several months,I returned to Brazil but not to Rio, I discovered the REAL Brasil...a medium sized city on the coast in the northeast called Salvador...THAT is what Brasil is all about for the tourist.

Culture, history, incredible food, friendly warm people, fantastic beaches,(and thongs-a-plenty!) a carnaval like no other on planet earth!! I am well into my eighth year of going to Salvador, and if I never return to Rio ... NO problem.

i dont know what to think about this...

Obviously, you are speechless and dumbstruck after looking at the picture posted along with the article.

the beaches have been barren down here in the south...i hate winter down here

what beach in salvador has the abundancia of thongs ?

ive had mixed experiances in salvador...i love it, ive been there more than a few times...but, ive had some incidents on the street that werent too much fun...and i wasnt looking for trouble...people seem confrontational there sometimes...there is great culture there in salvador, but carnival is so comercial... how can three white women, claudia leite ,daniala mercury and ivette sangalo have the biggest push? why are the black female talent buried ? nothing against those three women , they are very talented, but, common, salvador is one of the most largest afro brazilian populations in brazil

i like recife carnival more than salvador....but truth be told, i like bateria and passistas in rio most of all..there is nothing like that anywhere in the world

,daniala mercury and ivette sangalo have the biggest push?

Because they were sponsored and supported by the "Great White Father", who BTW, is dead and gone.If you have any doubts, please do not hesitate to ask E to clarify!!!!

Hang on for a month or so till the weather gets better here. It has been an awfully wet and cold winter. Our good buddy in NYC doesn't know what it is like living in a windy, cold and wet place without heating, with a roof leaking, with Monsters on Motorbikes, etc;

The writers description of the repetitive nature of Carnival and a foreigners perception of what the whole event would consist is accurate. Attitudes toward sex do vary as in any country and when people are on holiday..... wither it be Brazilians, Americans do seem to let go. Claiming that American women are more promiscuous than Brazilian is a gross generalization and is probably indicative to the writers own attitude and those of her circle of friends.

A NY jewish prespective

Do you have to bring in the religion? If you insist, I would like to hear the "Islamic Perspective" from that fella Mullah Omar!

have to sell themselves to gat money for the floats ,and pay for some novela star to ride on it while they cant even afford to come to see there work .

if you want to see a silly carnval go to ilihabella it is just a circle in old town packed with rich and poor very rich and very poor
just on different parts of the circle , poor stand rich set , poor get comdoms thron at them rich get beeds .

Noooo it is not !
But simply a "Free for All Brazilians, All Out Orgy"
Including many FREE rapes of women and minors...of course !
True....including FREE Rapes between Gays and TVs and boys !
Is your country not World Champions after Thailand for TVs by the tens and tens and tens of thousands ?
Yesss...it is !

rio carnival provides employment for lots of people in the favelas who make the costumes for the aulas

this is a fact and a wonderful thing.

best nightlife/business: São Paulo
best carnival/parties: Salvador
best quality of life: Vitória
best shantytowns: Rio

Rio is a rich multifaceted tapestry of music, dance, culture, natural beauty, beautiful people, etc. Each person's perspective can be like the blind men and the elephant, each seeing only a small part of the multidimensional tropical metropolis that is Rio. The author's points contain both truth and in accuracy. Rio is the kind of city that inspires passionate love in some, disgust, judgementalism, in others, and a preference for other cities in some. I'll take Rio's nightlife over New York's any day of the year. The author is obviously not a big fan of Brazilian music. And say what you want about what Carioca women are not (e.g. promiscuos, etc.), they are among the most beautiful in the world and are displayed very pleasingly on the beaches and ruas outside of Carnival.

Great article, I think you've captured the essence of what Rio and Rio Carnaval is all about. I get asked the typical (or stereotypical) questions about the event on a regular basis here in the U.S. One thing that very few people realize is how diverse Carnaval is across the different regions of the country. Spend Carnaval in Recife and you will likely never hear "Axe music" (Bahia) or Samba (Rio) on the streets. You will not see glamorous parades, half-naked "mulatas", but will dance Frevo until your legs give out (and they will give out... Frevo dancing must easily burn 1,000 calories per hour), which is a tradition that you will not find in Bahia, Rio or in any other state. Although I have never been to Florianopolis for Carnaval, this wonderful southern city is actually known for featuring renowned DJs that throw great techno parties at clubs during the 5-day festival. Rio Carnaval, in the end, is just the tip of the iceberg.

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Im impressed. Youre truly well informed and very intelligent. You wrote something that people could understand and made the subject intriguing for everyone. Im saving this for future use.

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thank you for your frendle