Carnival

The Carnival of Brazil, properly spelled "Carnaval" in Portuguese, is an annual festival in Brazil held forty days before Easter. On certain days of Lent, Roman Catholics and some other Christians traditionally abstained from the consumption of meat and poultry, hence the term "carnival," from carnelevare, "to remove (literally, "raise") meat."Carnival celebrations are believed to have roots in the pagan festival of Saturnalia, which, adapted to Christianity, became a farewell to bad things in a season of religious discipline to practice repentance and prepare for Christ's death and resurrection.
Brazil’s most popular and festive holiday is Carnival. In fact to many people Carnival is one the world’s biggest celebrations. Each spring on Saturday before Ash Wednesday, the streets of Brazil’s largest city come alive with wild parties’ festivals and glamorous balls. The samba School Parade is the main spotlight of this festival. About 3,000 performers take part in this parade. A special stadium called the Sambadrome is built for this parade and after the dance performance by different groups the judges give away award to the best group.