UNIT 1 FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS The enthusiastic Brazilian CarnivalThe annual Carnival in Brazil is a unique festival
It is also the most important ethniccelebration
It comes between the end of February and the beginning of March every year
Hundreds of thousands of tourists from overseas were attracted to join the feast of rejoicing
The main “course” of the carnival is the Samba
Months before the Carnival, some professional Samba schools will set out to compose music, rehearse dances and design costumes according to the current theme of the Carnival
The Carnival is highlighted with the Samba competitions, where every Samba school would send thousands of dancers to participate
Every school has 90 minutes to demonstrate their performance and have them graded by experts
The winner is