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The Guide for Carnival in Rio de Janeiro
All about Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This site provides information about Rio Carnival, about all aspects of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. Here you’ll find all 2012 Rio Carnival events, venues, its history, 2012 Rio Carnival tickets, costumes for the 2012 Samba Parade and Sambodromo information, accomplished with insiders´ recommendations.
Although Carnival (Carnaval in Portuguese) is celebrated in towns and villages throughout Brazil and other Catholic countries, Rio de Janeiro has long been regarded as the Carnival Capital of the World. The Rio Carnaval is not only the biggest Carnival, it has also a benchmark against which every other carnival is compared and one of the most interesting artistic events on the Globe. Almost everyone has heard of the Rio Carnaval.