"Bloco Carnavalesco"

Bloco carnavalesco is a collection of people who parade in the Carnival in a semi-organized, often wearing the same costume, or dressed in the way that suits you.

For foreigners

This area of our site is dedicated to those people who want to know a little more of Brazilian culture and the "Turma do Biroca!

For us is very important that our culture is disseminated and most importantly is to know you, who lives in another country, is interested in it!

This space is then devoted to you! and we're always happy to welcome you!

 

You know what is the carnival in Brazil?

 Carnival is considered one of the liveliest and most popular festivals representative. Carnival has its roots in Portuguese, where in the past, people were playing one another, water, eggs and flour. The carnival took place in a period before Lent, and therefore had a significance attached to freedom. This sense remains to this day at the carnival.

 The carnival came to Brazil around the seventeenth century and was influenced by the carnival celebrations that happen in Europe. In countries like Italy and France, occurred in the carnival parades of urban forms, where the carnival masks and costumes. Characters like the Columbian, the Pierre and King Momo also been incorporated into the Brazilian carnival, but are of European origin.

 In Brazil in the late nineteenth century, began to appear the first carnival, cords and the famous "Corsicans". In the twentieth century, the carnival has been growing and becoming an increasingly popular festival. This growth occurred with the help of carnival music. The songs leave the carnival increasingly excited.