Carnival celebrations occur around the world before Lent. Some of the largest and most famous carnivals include the Brazilian Carnival, especially in Rio de Janeiro, known for its elaborate parades and costumes. European carnivals also have a long history, such as the carnivals in Venice, Italy and Cádiz, Spain which feature distinctive masks and witty musical performances. Asian carnivals include the Goan Carnival in India, introduced by the Portuguese, which takes place over three days and nights of music, dancing, and parades.

1. CARNIVALS
AROUND THE
WORLD

2. Carnival is a festive
season which occurs
immediately before
Lent; the main events
are usually during
February.
It typically involves a
public celebration or
parade combining
some elements of a
circus, mask and public
street party.

3. People often dress up or masquerade
during the celebrations, which mark an
overturning of daily life.

4. The Brazilian Carnival
Is one of the best-
known celebrations
today, and many
cities and regions
worldwide celebrate
with large, popular,
and days-long
events

5. Salvador has large Carnival celebrations,
including the Axé, typical Bahia music. A
truck with giant speakers and a platform
where musicians play songs of local
genres such as Axé music, Samba-
reggae and Arrocha, is driven with the
following crowd both dancing and singing.

6. The Carnival in Brazil is a big part of the
Brazilian Culture, and it is sometimes
referred to by the Brazilians as the
"Greatest Show on Earth".
A Samba school parades in the Sambadrome in
the 2004 Carnival.

8. The Carnival of Rio de Janeiro is the
biggest Carnival in the world, and the
biggest popular party on the planet,
according to the Guinness Book of World
Records 2010. The Rio de Janeiro Carnival is
also considered the world's most famous.

9. "Baianas" from the
Imperatriz Leopoldinense
The Brazilian singer Kelly Key in Samba School in Rio de
Samba School Parade in Rio de
Janeiro. Janeiro.

10. ASIAN CARNIVAL
In India, Carnival is celebrated on a grand
scale in the state of Goa. In Goa, Carnival
is known as 'Intruz' (from the Portuguese
word Entrudo, an alternative name for
Carnival), and the largest celebration
takes place in
the city of
Panaji.

11. The Carnival is unique to Goa in India, and
was introduced by the Portuguese who
ruled over Goa for over four centuries.
The Carnival is celebrated for three days
and nights, when the legendary King
Momo takes over the state and the streets
come alive with music and color.

12. Huge parades
are organized
throughout
the state with
bands, dances
and floats out
all night on
the streets,
and grand
balls held in
the evenings.

13. EUROPEAN CARNIVAL
The most famous Croatian Carnival is
the Rijeka Carnival, during which the
mayor of Rijeka hands over the keys to
the city to the Carnival master and the
spirit of the Carnival takes
over completely.

14. The festival includes several different
events, culminating on the final Sunday in
a masked procession including participants
from many different countries. (A similar
procession for children takes place on the
previous day.)

15. The largest Carnival
in England is Notting
Hill Carnival. In
England, the season
immediately before
Lent was called
Shrovetide. It was a
time for confessing
sins.

16. Possibly the only Shrovetide Carnival
in the United Kingdom is celebrated
in Cowes and East Cowes on the Isle
of Wight; it is the first Carnival on
the island's long and busy calendar.

17. Patras holds the largest annual Carnival
in Greece; the famous Patras Carnival is a
3-day spectacle replete with concerts,
balles masqués, parading troupes, floats, a
treasure hunt and many events for
children.

18. The grand parade of masked troupes and
floats is held at noon on Tyrine Sunday,
and culminates in the ceremonial burning
of the effigy of King Carnival at the Patras
harbour.

19. In Italy, the Carnival in Venice was first
recorded in 1268. The subversive nature
of the festival is reflected in Italy's many
laws over the past several centuries
attempting to restrict celebrations and the
wearing of masks, a central feature of the
Carnival.

20. Carnival celebrations in Venice were
halted for many years after the city fell
under Austrian control in 1798, but were
revived in the late 20th century.
This Venetian tradition is most famous for
its distinctive
masks

21. In Lisbon, Portugal's largest city, Carnival
is a more cosmopolitan affair. Parades,
dances and festivities throughout the week
feature famous stars from Portugal and
Brazil. The Loures Carnival is a highlight of
Lisbon's festivities which celebrates the
country's folk traditions, including the
"enterro do bacalhau" or burial of the cod,
which symbolizes the end of Carnival and
the festivities.

23. SPAIN
In Cádiz the costumes worn are often related to
recent news. The feeling of this Carnival is the sharp
criticism, the funny play on words and the imagination in
the costumes, more than the glamorous dressings. It is
traditional to paint the face with lipstick as a humble
substitute of a mask.
The most famous groups are the chirigotas, choirs and
comparsas. The chirigotas are well known witty, satiric
popular groups who sing about politics, new times and
household topics, wearing the same costume, which they
train for the whole year.

25. The Choirs are wider groups that go on open carts
through the streets singing with a little orchestra
of guitars and lutes. Their characteristic
composition is the "Carnival Tango", and they
alternate comical and serious repertory. The
comparsas are the serious counterpart of the
chirigota in Cádiz, and the poetical lyrics and the
criticism are their main ingredients. They have a
more elaborated
polyphony, being easily
recognizable by the
typical countertenor
voice.

26. The Santa Cruz and Las Palmas is together with the
Carnival of Cadiz, the most important festival for Spanish
tourism and Spain's largest Carnival. In 1980 it was
declared a Festival Tourist International Interest, by the
Secretariat of State for the Tourism. Carnival of Santa
Cruz de Tenerife now aspires to become a World Heritage
Site. This declaration by UNESCO will, occur, further
promoting international had Santa Cruz de Tenerife, being
the first Carnival of Spain to obtain this recognition, for its
permanent in time and it would reach the five continents
through UNESCO.

27. In 1987 went to the "Carnival Chicharrero"
Cuban singer Celia Cruz with orchestra Billo's
Caracas Boys, attended by 250,000 people, was
registered in the Guinness of Records as the
largest gathering of people in an outdoor plaza
to attend a concert, a record she holds today.
The Carnival of Las Palmas (Gran Canaria) has
a Drag Queen's gala where
a jury chooses a winner.

28. Project done by:
• Maria Dolores Montilla Castillo
• Ana Isabel Perez Roldan
• Maria Jesus Merida Siles
• Belen Serrano Navarro