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umbú — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:04:48 -0800

What are the most insightful interpretative writings about carnival/carnaval and mardi gras? Tomorrow is my first Mardi Gras in New Orleans, and I've been thinking about how such a vast and complicated annual event evades any attempt to articulate its social meaning in any singular, definitive way.

I have also been to Carnaval in northeast Brazil, and I came away similarly exhilarated, thinking about how its significance is so impossibly messy and multiple. It's a tricky thing to write about.

What are the most insightful writings interpreting carnival/carnaval and mardi gras? I'm thinking mostly about the Western Hemisphere: Brazil, Cuba, New Orleans, Mobile, Trinidad... but a piece about European Carnivals could potentially also be relevant.

Non-fiction essays, academic articles and depictions in literary fiction are all what I am interested in gathering.

Must watch Carnaval parade

agent99 — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 15:12:31 -0800

Where can I watch the Rio Carnaval parade in NYC? Anyone know where it's being shown on a big-screen TV? I know it's being televised and shown on satellite TV, but I don't know where to watch it. Bonus points for places showing the Grupo A schools from Rio parading right now instead of the Sao Paulo parade.

Where can I find last-minute lodging near Salvador, Brazil?

lbergstr — Mon, 10 Jan 2005 18:21:07 -0800

Last-minute Brazil accomodations: a friend and I are traveling to Brazil from January 28th to February 6th. She won a free ticket, it's a bit of a spur-of-the-moment thing, and of course it overlaps with Brazil's biggest festival. Please help us find lodging near Salvador. [MI] We fly into Sao Paulo (GRU) around 11pm on 1/28, and fly back to the US 11pm on 2/6. (Her free ticket was only good for Sao Paulo.) We've found fairly cheap fares from Sao Paulo to Salvador through GOL.

I'm looking for cheapish (of course) lodging in or near Salvador de Bahia, or recommendations of how to find such places from the US. Recommendations of towns accessible by bus from Salvador that aren't likely to be slammed by tourists during Carnaval - in case we simply can't find lodging at all - would also be welcome.

I'm also open to other, completely different ideas on where to go once we touch down in Sao Paulo. I sort of have my heart set on Salvador, but maybe that was premature.

I apologize for asking you to help deal with our lack of foresight, I do understand trips to Brazil during Carnaval are usually planned much further in advance. And thanks for your help.