This week we had a holiday here in Brazil called Carnival. It's a time when people go to parties to sing and dance all nights and days during five days. Each region in the country has a particular way to celebrate it. In Rio de Janeiro, for example, there's a big parade with samba schools, which spend all the year working hard and preparing everything to do a great job. As the parade is a competition among the schools, unfortunately only one wins and gets an excellent prize that (I imagine) is a great amount of money that they use to continue working for the next year.
The winner this time was Beija-flor de Nilópolis that honored Roberto Carlos, a very popular singer here in Brazil had as a king by many. It was a really beautiful party!
In the Northwest it's kind of different, but a celebration too. In large cities like Salvador, Pernambuco, Recife and others, crowds join Carnival following singers and bands among thousands of people in a long route around the city. They enjoy every little second they have there.
How about in your country? Is there a holiday like this?
Hope to hear you!
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Hi Ramona,
Actually, I stayed at home, just watching all that party on TV.. =)
But it was good too, because I needed some rest.
Take care!