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"For
the year of 2006 the Dream to fly and freedom will be present in
our parade, with the subject "the Man Travels In the Wings Of
the Imagination and Frees the Dream De Voar" with a serious work
that is mark and the presence of the leopoldense Tricolor, will
make a work worthy of the carnival of the gauchos, and returned
to the special group of the carnival of the Rio Grande Do Sul. " Império do Sol >Translate to English by google " |
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Confirming events can be difficult but the daily paper is best. A large percentage of the population does not participate in Carnaval and their advise can often be inaccurate. Be sure to get a Carnaval program from the Visitor's desk at the airport where English is spoken. Using Public transit is not so easy in Porto Alegre and be wary of taking long taxi rides for an event time that has changed. Motorists are advised to drive cautiously during the Carnaval with increased accidents as well patrols to be expected |
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PORTO ALEGRE began as a sprout of the Guaíba Lake. Its calm waters,
inside the continent, provided a safe anchorage that the ocean could not
offer. Great bodies of water have always inspired great carnavals.
The original small village
was created when Portuguese groups from the Azores came in the 18th
Century. Before this, Porto Alegre was the port of Viamão on the shore
of Guaíba Lake. Its ancient name was Porto dos Casais (Couples' Port), a
reference to the families that ran away from conflicts near the Uruguay
border. Later it received other Europeans from Germany, Italy, Poland,
Austria, France, Scotland and other countries. Also, Africans and Asians
collaborated to create a vivid, exciting and joyful culture that loves
to celebrate life as only Carnaval can.
Before the Europeans, the region was inhabited by natives from
Tupi-Guarani tradition. They left their footprints as a wealth of
geographical names. For example, the Guaíba Lake received its name from
the word Gua-y-be, which means "cove" or "bay". Today these souls return
at Carnaval time in the presense of the Porto Alegre Carnaval
Comanches and Guaianazes
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portoalegre.rs.gov.br/ carnaval/ || To English by google || portoalegre.rs.gov.b
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www.carnavalpoa.com.br
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translate to English by google
Association of the Carnaval
Entities of Rio Grande Sul, since 2004.
(AECPRAS),
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sosamba.com.br/2005 carnaval guide || Guide to Puerto Alegre Carnaval 2005 by 
sosamba.com.br translated to English by google |
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Porto Alegre Carnaval by museevirtuel.ca/
carnaval.terra.com.br/ ||Porto Alegre by terra ||to english by google Terra ended its coverage of Porto Alegre carnival with the 2002 season |
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information, and lots of fotos! There also CDs for sale of the
enredos by the samba schools
Carnaval Central
There is a large street festival in the park surrounding the Samabodromo
[Parade Stadium] erected on
Avenida Augusto de Carvalho beginning on Carnaval Saturday and
going through to Carnival Tuesday.
Hundreds of booths, a Giant Screen TV and inexpensive seating all set in
a nice large park not far from the old downtown make this Carnaval
central for Porto Alegre.
Parking in the Carnival
by EPTC, is located in the Avenue Aureliano de Figueiredo Young chicken,
185, price of R$ 2,00 per vehicle
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Pre-Carnaval Parades
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Begin in December A tribute to thetraditional
Muamba of the Avenue Borges de Medeiros. The 10 days of parades
by 10 samba schools celebrates the fond memories for the street
Carnival in capital city. For the 2006 Carnaval the parades
began on the Thursday before Christmas and featured Imperadores do Samba; Império da Zona Norte; Bambas da Orgia; in December. Imperatriz Dona Leopoldina; Filhos da Candinha; Estado Maior da Restinga; União da Vila do IAPI in January and Academia de Samba Praiana; Unidos de Vila Isabel; & finish with Império do Sol on the Friday before Carnival Friday |
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is a healthy pre-Carnaval season in Porto Alegre of enredo
auditions, Queen contests and Carnaval parties but a large
proportion of the city does not participate. Follow the two
official web sites to try to find it. |
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Carnaval Saturday |
| Parade Special Category --Avenida Augusto de Carvalho |
Community carnival Bands on
Ipanema Beach |
| Carnaval Sunday |
| Parade Category B --Avenida Augusto de Carvalho |
| Carnaval Monday |
| Parade Category A --Avenida Augusto de Carvalho |
| Carnaval Tuesday |
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Parade Category of Access --Avenida Augusto de Carvalho |
| Thursday after Carnaval |
| Champions Announced |
| Saturday after Carnaval |
| Parade of Champions --Avenida Augusto de Carvalho |
S.R.B.C. Os Comanches & S.R.B.C. Os Guaianazes are in a special category all their own for what they do cannot be judges.
There are many other Carnaval events but they more likely to be discovered on flyers than web sites. Here's two we found when we last visited
Carnaval Sunday
Who: Academia de Samba Unidos da Vila Mapa
Where: Avenida Ipiranga between the Rua Gonçalves Ledo and Rua La
Plata, When: Midnight (0h) until 5am of monday.
Carnaval Tuesday on Ilha da
Pintada
(Painted Island) where: Avenida
Getúlio Vargas when: 17h or 5pm
Perhaps a guest samba school like Escolas de Samba Unidos do Pôr-do-sol
or União da Ilha will show
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| Realeza >Translate to English by google |
| Império do Sol >Translate to English by google |
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Gisele & Ronaldo Gaucho
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 International
Supermodel Gisele Bunchen is also a local girl who has
become a symbol of Brazil Carnaval. She is always one of the
most photographed in the Rio Sambodromo although she does not
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Gisele Caroline Nonnenmacher Bündchen, (born July 20, 1980 in
Três de Maio, near Horizontina, Rio Grande do Sul,
Brazil) is a Brazilian supermodel and occasional actress. Gisele
Bündchen is the daughter of Valdir and Vânia Bündchen, both of
German descent, along with five sisters: Raquel, Graziela,
Patricia, Gabriela and Rafaela. Patricia and Gisele are twins,
but do not look the same. Her
name is often linked with movie star Leonardo DiCaprio (Titantic).
At the 2002 Salvador, Bahia Carnaval she hosted his mother and
sisters. Her last breakup with him came Nov-2005.More in aforum wiki/Gisele_B%C3%BCndchen |
Ronaldo de Assis Moreira born March 21 1980 in Porto Alegre Brazil is a world famous footballer more commonly known as Ronaldinho Gaúcho due to his citizenship in the Rio Grande do Sul region of Brazil. He has been known to return appear in the Porto Alegre Carnaval |
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History
of Porto Alegre
Carnaval
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Porto Alegre carnival that
emerged from the slum "Areal da Baronesa", once a
beach on the river and today where Praça Conego Marcelino is
today located. It was populated by recently freed slaves. The
surviving newspapers tell us the names of the
Carnaval groups were 'Ases
do Samba, Nós os Comandos, Seresteiros do Luar, Nós os
Democratas, Viemos de Madureira. The neighborhood celebrated a
Black Momo, and the first popular coretoes of quarter.
Cordões are marching bands with dozens of people wearing
the same costume. At the end of the 19th century, two
large carnival associations were born.
The Carnival in Porto Alegre
first began as the entrudo brought by the Portuguese from
the Azores. This street Carnival is playful and exuberant
although it as little aspirations beyond letting loose some
steam. Entrudo is a wild free for all of thrown objects
and in Porto Alegre it featured
smelly lemons: where a wax ball of the size of a lemon,
filled with perfumed water and thrown at each other. Other
objects included eggs and flour in "vitimas" This entrudo was
also eventually prohibited. Another characteristic of the
Carnival of Porto Alegre that has been largely lost is the
Humorous Blocos with names like Tô Com a Vela, Canela
de Zebú Te Arremanga e Vem, Saimos sem querer, at one time they
competed with the Rio de Janeiro style samba schools. The
Humorous Blocos were eliminated by the City hall in the year of
1970. It is felt the main reason was the dislike of the
politicians for the Bloco's political satire. Another
characteristic of Porto Alegre carnival that has disappeared are
the Cordões or marching
bands, which at one time numbered over 70. Some of
their names were Algumas 'DK,Saldanha Marinho, Medianeira,
Por Causa de Quê, Areal da Baronesa, JB, Filhos da Candinha,
Comigo Ninguem Pode, IAPI', etc. Some said the bands were an
imported idea anyway, and many transformed themselves into
samba schools. Generally the Carnaval Groups until the 1950's
only admitted men in its a certain half and when the women
paraded were costumes were the feminine equivalent of the
corresponding men's costume. |
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até 12/MAR/2006 - 9 a12 de março Uruguaiana Two border cities combine to host an International Carnaval two weeks later. Paso de los Libres is in the Argentinian State of Corrientes which celebrates Carnaval with as much emotion as any in Brazil. Local: Uruguaiana e Paso de Los Libres Horário: 20h30 às 5h Entidade Organizadora: LIESU Liga Independente de Escolas de Samba Fone: (55) 3412-3803 ctbkgomes@ibest.com.br Discover other smaller
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