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Bahia Carnaval
If you’re thinking about a holiday in the sun and beach vacation? And if you like the popular party, what better than Brazil, the carnival of excellence.
Brazil has the most spectacular carnivals in the world crowded. And the carnival of Bahia is one of them.
While Salvador is a place to breathe and culture festival every year, the carnival begins this year on 16 February.
Carnival in Bahia is very different to the carnival in Rio, as in Salvador, people are more players than spectators, the carnival takes place in the street and music of African descent is the star of this popular festival.
The Blocos are the bases of the carnival groups, on the one hand, there are the blocos afro are those who play the drums mounted on a truck or carriage of which the most prominent and are Ile Aiye, Malé Debal, Olodum and Muzenza
On the other hand the main attraction of the carnival are the electric trios that are huge trucks equipped with lights and sound, over which they sing and dance some of the Bahia sets fashion. Following the power trio, is the bloco, a group of people who pay a sum of money to participate in it, they wear a shirt-called abbot, “that sets it apart and allows you to enjoy the show from near the trio, in a cord or Cordão.