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2009 Rio De Janeiro Carnival Videos

Parade from Sambadrome	Grande Rio at Sambadrome	Street Carnival in Copacabana

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Welcome to the NYC Summer 2009 Rio Carnival photo and video gallery page! This year I have more pictures from the world famous Sambadrome. For the uninitiated, the Sambadrome is the main ’stage’ for the world’s biggest Carnival parade. This year I went to the Sambadrome four times and enjoyed many hours of the parade, or desfile in Portuguese. The first day comprises of the Junior Carnival. This is where children and teens from the neighborhoods of the Main Samba Schools parade. The second day is where the ‘B’ group parades. The third and fourth days is the main event. This is when the ‘A’ group Samba Schools parade. This main group includes schools like “Beija-Flor”, “Imperatriz”, “Mangueira”, and “Salgueiro” this years winner.
To understand the scale of this event, imagine a Samba school that is made up of more than 3000 members. These 3000 members take an hour and a half to complete the half mile parade route. The drummers number 300 strong and the floats are a marvel of art, engineering, and construction and can be as tall as three stories! Truly an amazing experience.
In addition to the main event, I captured some Rio street carnival action, and of course, some beach action complete with gorgeous Brazilian beauties.

Enjoy,

Terry.

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I’ve been going to Rio De Janeiro for their Carnival for several years now. And, every year it has been phenomenal. This year, despite bad weather, and smaller crowds than prior years, it was still a great time. The pictures above give a nice cross section of the types outdoor entertainment that go on in Rio during the Carnival. First off, if you have never been to Rio but have only heard about it, it is true, there is no shortage of gorgeous Brazilian woman in tiny dental floss bikinis all along the miles of beaches that surround the city. During the Carnival season the city all but closes down for four days while the inhabitants and visitors party their asses off. From parades in the Sambadrome, the official home of Rio’s specular parade, to street parades. From all night block parties on the beach to all night clubbing. Samba and Axe music permeate the streets. When carnival is over and I fly back to New York, it takes about a month to get Brazil out of my system. There remains a longing that tugs at my heart for the place especially when I hear Samba or Bossa Nova music. Brazilians call this Saudade. It is saudade that keeps me going back to arguably the best party on earth!

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