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Exciting news! This year, you’ll be able to watch Carnival live on YouTube for free, directly from Salvador, Bahia. The channel is already available here. Here are two of the videos they have up as a little preview for the festivities:

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From Jornal do Brasil:

“Levar a cultura brasileira para diversos países em tempo real é um desafio grandioso”, afirma Flávia Simon, gerente de marketing do Google Brasil. “Junto com nossos parceiros, nosso objetivo é oferecer um conteúdo diferenciado e rico para o usuário, que poderá aproveitar o Carnaval de Salvador como se estivesse lá.”

What does she mean by a “desafio grandioso”?

There will be a preview show featuring Ivete Sangalo, which will be streamed live on the Carnaval channel on February 19th. The actual Carnaval celebration will be broadcast from March 3rd to March 8th, so mark your calendars.

For more information on Carnival in Bahia, click here.

Hey everyone. The World Cup is going on and Brazilians are just crazy about it, at least most of us. Check out this video I made about how my city (Montes Claros – Minas Gerais)  is turning green and yellow and also some reactions to Brazil’s first game.

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Is this different from your country?

While the international media tends to focus on Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival, there are actually many more Carnival celebrations in Brazil worth seeing.

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One of those is Recife’s Carnival, one of the largest traditional celebrations that attracts partygoers not only for the music and dancing, but also for its historic roots. It also has the world’s largest bloco, a Carnival band that navigates through the streets with revelers.

There are plenty of places to explore Recife’s Carnival online, so here are some suggestions:

Portuguese Blog – overview from 2009

A gringo in Olinda blog – first hand accounts in English

Recife Guide blog – comprehensive explanation in English

Official Recife Carnival website – Portuguese

Terra – news, photos, and videos in Portuguese


For those of you who can’t make it to a Brazilian Day celebration, I’m leaving you with a few videos from past Brazilian Days in New York. Have a happy holiday weekend!

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