Carnival in Brazil: Imperatriz (Narrated in English) Part 1 of 2
Samba School: Imperatriz Leopoldinense – February, 2005.
Part 1 of 2.
Three-time winner in a row (in 1999, 2000 and 2001 – ‘coincidently’ in the same years that the School President was heading the Judging Committee) which is the only current record holder challenged by Beija-Flor. Its success is due to its technically excellent performance. The School’s long-time female Carnival Designer, Rosa Magalhães makes idiosyncratic fairy-tale like artistic creations.
The highlight of Brazil Carnival is undoubtedly the Rio Samba Schools Parade, a totally unique event in the world.
The Rio Samba Parade is the review of a fierce competition between the Rio samba schools. The judges and spectators watch the principal parades in the Sambodromo which was especially built for this event.
The Samba Parade is something everybody should experience at least once in their life. The event is broadcast live to several countries.
The Rio Samba Parade is very distinctive from all other street parades held at some other places in the world. It is not a street happening where people move chaotically about as they like, but more of a highly orchestrated show of vast proportions. Every parader has a specific role and place according to his costume in a particular wing, of a particular section of the samba school he/she is parading in support of.
Each year each school chooses a different theme for the Samba Parade. It can be a celebration of a particular period, or, of famous figures of Brazilian history. It may highlight a special event or speak of anything that might move the spirit and imagination; like a special animal, or one of the elements; water or fire, etc. The school has to illustrate the chosen theme through all its work:
• the samba tunes, which are especially written for that year
• the richly decorated floats and costumes of their 3,000 to 5,000 parading members designed by the school’s Carnival Designer (the so called Carnavalesco).
The parade of every school is highly organized and designed. They line up in a unique way to present their pageant.
The costumes are extremely imaginative, colorful, elaborate and detailed. They are truly original, designed and made from scratch each year. They have mirrors, feathers, metallic cloth, silk and sometimes gems or coins. These costumes take months to make. The work starts roughly 8 months in advance.
You may think of the whole event as a tropical opera or rather like several operas happening on one night. It is beautiful to watch and the experience for the paraders themselves is so intense that the memories last for a lifetime.
Duration : 0:9:55
Carnival Dream December 3rd
Comment if you were on this cruise with us, and if you see yourself! 
A compilation of videos from my familys 9-day itinerary aboard Carnival Cruise Lines newest vessel, The Carnival Dream. It was the the Dreams first trip from its home port of Cape Canaveral, Florida. We left Thursday, December 3, 2009, and spent the next 2 days as Fun Days at Sea. December 6, our first port of call was Antigua and Barbuda, a British Leeward Island. December 7, we were at Tortola, a British Virgin Island. We spent December 8th on the US Virgin Island of St. Thomas. December 9, we glanced at San Juan, Puerto Rico, and December 10th, we shopped in the small island of Grand Turk.
The Carnival Dream was beautiful, I enjoyed every second of it, I highly recommend it.
Portions of this video were shot inside exclusive blogger gatherings, hosted by John Heald, Carnivals Senior Cruise Director, for more information, visit www.carnival.com or www.johnhealdsblog.com
~All footage and photographs taken by Herb Gonzalez~
1st song- John Mayer- Bigger than my body
2nd Song- The French Kicks- So far we are
Equipment:
Canon Vixia HF20
Opteka 0.43x HD² Full Fisheye Len
Canon EOS Rebel XT
Edited on Final Cut Pro
Duration : 0:4:52
Carnival time: Pasistas & Batucadas in Gualeguaychu 2009, Argentina
Watch a better quality version at Welcome Argentina channel in YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvbR3b6XpTw
During Saturdays in January and February, and the first Saturday of March, the 2009 Gualeguaychu Carnival in Argentina transmits the audience happiness and make participants and viewers become infected with the audacious rhythm of the “batucadas” and the sexy dancing of the “pasistas” (main paraders), as they enjoy a show teeming with unprecedented brightness, light and sound.
The significant size of the Gualeguaychú “corsódromo” (carnival stadium) has enabled the “comparsas” to enlarge not only their squads but also the size of their floats, which are out of reach for any other carnival in the country.
This celebration and its artistic display have been around for over 20 years and is considered one of the most important carnival parades on earth, along with the carnivals of Rio de Janeiro and Venice.
Gualeguaychu Carnival general information and 2009 Photo Gallery at: http://www.welcomeargentina.com/carnavales/index_i.html
Gualeguaychu town general information at: http://www.welcomeargentina.com/gualeguaychu/index_i.html
More 2009 Carnival videos at:
http://www.youtube.com/interpatagonia
Duration : 0:3:32
Carnival do Brazil – Foz do Iguacu – Carnaval 100%
a very good Carnival in Brazil you find also in Foz do Iguazu.The Brazilian Carnaval (Portuguese: Carnaval) is an annual festival in Brazil held 4 days before Ash Wednesday and marks the beginning of Lent. During Lent, Roman Catholics are supposed to abstain from all bodily pleasures, including the consumption of meat. The carnival, celebrated as a profane event and believed to have its origins in the pagan Saturnalia, can thus be considered an act of farewell to the pleasures of the flesh. Brazilian Carnival as a whole exhibits some differences with its counterparts in Europe and other parts of the world, and within Brazil it has distinct regional manifestations. Brazilian citizens used to riot until the Carnival was accepted by the government as an expression of culture. That was because the Brazilian carnival had its origin in a Portuguese festivity called “entrudo”.This tropical paradise is alive with mad passion in every walk of life. Axe (achay)
means energy in Brazil and nowhere else is the heart-pounding,
rhythmic energy more evident… Whether its an impromptu capoeira roda
on a street corner, bursting with music, excitement and the typical Brasilian
lust for life… or the sound of loud raucous laughter between two
acquaintances over ice cold beer in local open sided bars… Brazil-Foz do Iguacu has it all!
Duration : 0:2:4
Carnival in Brazil: Vila Isabel (Narrated in English) Part 1 of 2
Samba School: Vila Isabel – February, 2005.
Part 1 of 2.
Vila Isabel is a very old, traditional school which almost went into oblivion. It lingered in the Access Group for a long time until recently when it re-joined the Special Group in 1995, with an astonishing championship. After that, in 1996, it hired one of the most energetic up-and-coming carnival designers and has scored very high again in the last few years.
The highlight of Brazil Carnival is undoubtedly the Rio Samba Schools Parade, a totally unique event in the world.
The Rio Samba Parade is the review of a fierce competition between the Rio samba schools. The judges and spectators watch the principal parades in the Sambodromo which was especially built for this event.
The Samba Parade is something everybody should experience at least once in their life. The event is broadcast live to several countries.
The Rio Samba Parade is very distinctive from all other street parades held at some other places in the world. It is not a street happening where people move chaotically about as they like, but more of a highly orchestrated show of vast proportions. Every parader has a specific role and place according to his costume in a particular wing, of a particular section of the samba school he/she is parading in support of.
Each year each school chooses a different theme for the Samba Parade. It can be a celebration of a particular period, or, of famous figures of Brazilian history. It may highlight a special event or speak of anything that might move the spirit and imagination; like a special animal, or one of the elements; water or fire, etc. The school has to illustrate the chosen theme through all its work:
• the samba tunes, which are especially written for that year
• the richly decorated floats and costumes of their 3,000 to 5,000 parading members designed by the school’s Carnival Designer (the so called Carnavalesco).
The parade of every school is highly organized and designed. They line up in a unique way to present their pageant.
The costumes are extremely imaginative, colorful, elaborate and detailed. They are truly original, designed and made from scratch each year. They have mirrors, feathers, metallic cloth, silk and sometimes gems or coins. These costumes take months to make. The work starts roughly 8 months in advance.
You may think of the whole event as a tropical opera or rather like several operas happening on one night. It is beautiful to watch and the experience for the paraders themselves is so intense that the memories last for a lifetime.
Duration : 0:10:0