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By Faustino Vicente
Brazilians are privileged people in terms of festivities. Soon after the celebrations for the New Year and the beginning of the summer season, comes the Carnival which could be considered as the most popular outdoor festival in the world.
Displaying in its forefront the inconceivable joy of Brazilian people, the carnival is the main attraction that brings tourists to the country. The process of evolution of carnival has brought with it the imagination and expectation that far exceeds the concept of street opera, and consolidates itself as the most creative and democratic Festival of Arts worldwide.
Imagination and emotion symbolize the body and soul of an artist. From the most famous displays - Marquês of Sapucaí - to the simplest street songs, the Brazilian rhythms offer its true wealth through a parade formation, in a diversity of rhythms such as samba whose origin comes from an African batuque.
From a music standpoint, literature and the illustration of samba actually provides Brazil a path to re-trace its discovery, its cycles of development and portray its flora and fauna. Sculptures symbolizes the celebrities, the plastic arts are transformed into luxury and the dance exhibits the most intriguing hips and belly movements. Craftsmen show their genius with the exploitation of Brazilian’s natural resources; the architectural skills are often present in the form of displaying carnivals as a true social works of art; the photography, the cinema, scenic and graphical arts, all these creativity in a world of fantasy of King Momo.
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