RIO CARNIVAL in BRAZIL , what is famous and why do MEN and WOMEN go to the CARNIVAL?

Question

FASHION TV was showing on 19-feb, now it seems to have stopped. is any other INDIAN TV Channel showing

Answer 1

That's a good question! I think it's because this is the single opportunity for everybody to watch the women (and some men) naked, with their bodies painted and full of many coloured things.

Answer 2

The Brazilian citizens used to riot the Carnival until it was accepted by the government as an expression of culture. The modern Brazilian Carnival finds its roots in Rio de Janeiro in the 1830s, when the city’s bourgeoisie imported the practice of holding balls and masquerade parties from Paris. It originally mimicked the European form of the festival, over time acquiring elements derived from African and Amerindian cultures.

In the late 19th century, the cordões (literally laces in Portuguese) were introduced in Rio de Janeiro. These were groups of people who would parade through the streets playing music and dancing. Today they are known as blocos (blocks), consisting of a group of people who dress in costumes according to certain themes or to celebrate the Carnival in specific ways. Blocos are generally associated with particular neighbourhoods or suburbs and include both a percussion or music group and an entourage of revellers.

During the Carnival, a fat man is elected to represent the role of Rei Momo, the "king" of Carnival.

Carnival in Rio de Janeiro is known worldwide for the elaborate parades staged by the city’s major samba schools in the Sambadrome and is one of the world’s major tourist attractions.

Samba schools are very large, well-financed organizations that labor year round in preparation for Carnival. Parading in the Sambadrome runs over four entire nights and is part of an official competition, divided into seven divisions, in which a single samba school will be declared that year’s winner. Blocos deriving from the samba schools also hold street parties (ask for wonderwoman) in their respective suburbs, through which they parade along with their followers.

People work all the year round, they need threes days of complete freedom.