Globo TV "Samba" in France.Last month, French TV network France 3 scored a success with a 90-minute Globo TV special about the Brazilian Carnival The Brazilian Carnival (Portuguese: Carnaval) is an annual festival in Brazil held 40 days before Easter and marks the beginning of Lent. in Rio (which takes place during the four days leading up to the Mardi Gras Mardi Gras (mär`dē grä), last day before the fasting season of Lent. It is the French name for Shrove Tuesday. Literally translated, the term means "fat Tuesday" and was so called because it represented the last opportunity for festivities--this year held in February). The TV special was watched by over half a million viewers, and enjoyed an 8.8 percent share. The show focused on the Brazilian Samba School The Samba schools (Escolas de samba in Portuguese) are samba clubs organised in the early half of the 20th century in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They are neighbourhood associations that today put on spectacular Carnival parades. extravaganza, which takes place on the Sunday and Monday of the Carnival and features colorful and high-energy performances by "Samba Schools": associations of people from the same neighborhood who get together on a regular basis for rehearsals and samba samba Ballroom dance of Brazilian origin, popularized in the U.S. and Europe in the 1940s. Danced to music in ⁴⁄₄ time with a syncopated rhythm, the dance is characterized by simple forward and backward steps and tilting, rocking body movements. nights. |
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