Samba
History and the birth
of Brazilian Carnival!
To understand the phenomena one has to look at brazil history and the great country’s development from Portugal. The carnival was early established in Europe as the festival of the lent, or “carne vale” which means good bye to the flesh/meat. The fest also entered Brazil through Portugal influences as a violent carnival game called the entrudo.
Through slave trading the African influences made it’s mark on Brazil culture, as it did with every country it occurred in. The beginning of samba history came with African religion and the gradual evolution of music and the carnival festival, until the two were inseparable in Rio de Janeiro!
Politics, fashion, feelings, desire to go back to the roots, they are all
factors in this complicated carnival game of how the samba came to be what
it is today in Rio de Janeiro; world famous for the spectacular fantasy fest
sweeping through the poor morros and all the way into the roaring, glowing
Sambodrome!
To capture the Samba history and the birth of Brazilian Carnival a collection
of articles have been made covering the chronological events which led to
today’s Carnival elation:
Samba History:
The mystical Origin of Samba & African influence!
The origin of Samba Music comes from West Africa and Angola with
the slave trading to Brazil in the 1600's. African religion mixed with contemporary
Brazilian music evolved into todays carnival samba in Rio!
As slavery ended, many refugees turned south and with them Samba history entered the famous capitol of Brazil, Rio de Janeiro. Cidade nova and Praca Onze, the gathering place for ex-slaves produced new, original forms of Brazilian Samba music and dance!
The
Rise of Carnival! Samba Schools are born
In 1928 the first Samba Schools were born in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil!
Today the Samba schools have a great part in making Rio the world's most famous
and spectacular Samba City! The first samba school was more of a club, but
it made a difference for the black community, and made Brazil reach back towards
their African roots in 1930, with Vargas claiming power!
Carnival History:
Brazil Carnival history in Rio de Janeiro
The Brazil Carnival history in Rio de Janeiro began with a violent
form of festival known as " the entrudo ". Coming from Europe and Portugal,
the Carnaval proceeded with the celebration of the lent, but African influence
soon changed the fantasy fest, claiming to their roots of drums and dance!
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