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Carnival is Rio's main event.
It happens at the peak of summer, attracting thousands of people
from all corners of the world.
The Sambadrome is a place specially built for Rio's main Carnival Parades. The parades
consists of different Samba Schools, competing for the year's championship.
The most beautiful... exciting... and colorful ··· wins the title.
This is a time when the entire city explodes in a 5 day long celebrations. It happens at the peak of summer, when Brazilians are at their best. This festival attract thousands of people from all over of the world. It starts on Saturday and ends on Fat Tuesday (Mardi-Gras), although the party goes on through "Wednesday of Ashes". 
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Carnival follies haven't a precise time to take place. They usually happen just before Lent, the 40-day period preceding the Easter holiday. The Catholic Easter date was established by the Niceia's Council in the year 325 A.D. The key to calculate the right time for it is the equinox, the day when the sun passes the Equator, up to the North, and the first spring day. It is also the first Sunday during or after the year's first full moon.
Carnival activities around Brazil normally take place from the Friday prior to Ash Wednesday and continue up to and including Ash Wednesday itself. In some cities the celebrations will spill over through the entire week and include the following weekend. Most Brazilian offices and business will close for the week of Carnival in much the same way companies in many parts of the world close between Christmas and the New Year.

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