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Carnival and Celebrations
If you have ever watched the have carnival, an annual week and the following weekend.
Brazilian fans at the World Cup you celebration that envelops the entire Many offices and business will
will already know that nobody country, even a business centre like close for the week of Carnival in
parties quite like the Brazilians! São Paulo. In many ways it is more the same way UK firms close
While this soccer mad nation that important to the Brazilians and has between Christmas and New Year.
has won the World Cup on five more impact than even the Up coming dates for Carnival
occasions has to wait every four Christmas holidays. (Friday-Wednesday) are: 12-17
years for the cup to come around, February 2010; 4-8 March 2011;
that does not restrict its partying Carnival is a moveable feast that is 17-22 February 2012; 8-13
which the Brazilians have turned tied to the religious calendar. February 2013.
into something of an art form for Carnival activities take place from
365 days of the year. the Friday prior to Ash Wednesday Rio de Janeiro is the most famous
and continue up to and including and the largest of the world’s
The Brazilians don’t need an Ash Wednesday itself. In some carnival celebrations, but there are
excuse for a party or to enjoy cities, including Rio de Janeiro, the equally impressive carnival
themselves, but if they do they celebrations take over the entire activities in Salvador and Recife &
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