Carnival in São Paulo

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Carnival in São Paulo

The Carnival in São Paulo takes place from the 4th to the 11th of March and is

 one of the biggest parties in Brazil. São Paulo, the largest city in Latin America, organizes the most important Brazilian cultural gathering full of creativity and beauty. Five nights of parades for almost 120,000 people sharing their joy and way of life. Because of the Carnival, the city of São Paulo hosts 30,000 tourists, generating R$ 51,000,000 income. It is expected that 20% of these visitors come from abroad. São Paulo City Council is the main sponsor of the Carnival 2011, the revenue from this is used to support almost 100 samba schools and to cover the required infrastructure costs.

Sambódromo history

Polo Cultural e Esportivo Grande Otelo, designed by Oscar Niemeyer, is one of the largest outdoor event venues in the city. Also known as Sambódromo (Sambadrome), it is administrated by São Paulo Turismo and holds an average of 30 great events a year is held at Sambódromo, such as Carnival parade, and festivals like Nokia Trends, Skol Beats and Oi MegaRampa. This venue has recently received several international concerts and shows, like Carlos Santana, Jack Johnson, Black Eyed Peas, Elton John, Kiss and others. Sambadrome was first open in 1991 for 10,000 people. In 1992, this number doubled after had some bleacher modules finished. In February 12, 1996, with all sectors finished, this center was finally opened and affectionately name Sambódromo, with its real capacity of 30,000 people. Additionally to the whole required conception for large parades, Sambódromo has the whole necessary conception for samba schools, but also offers an infrastructure for concerts, events and parades, like Sete de Setembro parade (Independence Parade) since 1998.

Pictures (Carnival 2010 – Mancha Verde and Rosas de Ouro) – Photos by Caio Pimenta / SPTuris

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