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In Brazil, Carnival Has Many Different Faces

Raphael Tsavkko Garcia — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 17:05:38 +0000

Carnival in Brazil is one of the most important festivals of the year, as well as the best-known Brazilian celebrations in the world, attracting millions of people to the streets of several cities throughout the country. But not every part of Brazil celebrates carnival the same way, in fact each region has its own particular

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Sech Is Throwing A Music Festival In Panama for Carnaval

Ecleen Luzmila Caraballo — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 18:29:27 +0000

Sech and his team, otherwise known as El Bloke, are throwing a music festival in Panama for Carnaval, which runs through the last week of February and into March in a few provinces. It’s summer on the isthmus right now (cries in New Yorker), so the five-day event is fittingly titled El Bloke Summer Fest.

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For Carnaval, This Famed Rio Samba School Paid Tribute to the Brazilians Missing from History Books

Beatriz Miranda — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 17:34:37 +0000

“Índios, negros e pobres.” With these words – emblazoned on a pink, white, and green version of the Brazilian flag – the Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba Estação Primeira de Mangueira paid tribute to the communities that have been historically underrepresented within the country. As Jair Bolsonaro, a far right president, makes his mark on the

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Brazil’s President Under Fire for Tweeting a Sexually Explicit Video With Anti-LGBTQ Agenda

Yara Simón — Wed, 06 Mar 2019 17:57:16 +0000

While Carnaval do Brazil is the South American country’s biggest celebration, it’s also a way to speak out on political and social issues that affect the most vulnerable members of society. This year, as Carnaval unfolded, many protested President Jair Bolsonaro and his right-wing politics. Seemingly in response, Bolsonaro tweeted a lewd video to demonize

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Inside the Complex Race and Gender Politics Behind Rio’s Biggest Street Party

Jessica N Diaz-Hurtado — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 18:49:52 +0000

It is February in Rio. The streets pulsate with bateria, samba and streams of color painted across the city. People are dressed in costumes bathed in glitter and jewels. On every corner there are different blocos you run into where people are parading the streets, young and old. The city literally shuts down for it

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Salamanca Diares: Went to Carnaval in Cádiz, All I Got Was this Stupid Political Song

Remezcla Estaff — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 19:03:43 +0000

I recorded this video when I was drunk and it's hella embarrassing but the song is perfection. :P

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El Estaff's Super Sacrificio Sin-sacional

Matt Barbot — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:59:46 +0000

Today is the first day of Lent. For forty days, the Remezcla staff is going to be in a lot of trouble. Check out what we're giving up, and let us know what you're giving up.

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Where to Celebrate Carnaval

Matt Barbot — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:59:55 +0000

We tell you where to start your drinking tonight to celebrate Carnaval/Fat Tuesday/Mardi Gras/general drinking.

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Photos: Miami’s Carnaval on the Mile

Paola Capó-García — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 15:46:02 +0000

Miami's annual Carnaval on the Mile went off without a hitch this past weekend and we have pictures to prove it. Flip through our photo book to see the bands and familiar faces at the fest!

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Carnaval 101: How to Carnaval

Paola Capó-García — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 15:01:17 +0000

Forget March Madness. It’s all about El Carnaval in March. Here are a few of the countries that celebrate Carnaval in all its hedonistic and somewhat religious glory.

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