About Carnival Carnival is my favorite holiday. It's a big celebration here,in Brazil. It always starts on a Friday afternoon and ends on a Wednesday ,at noon. We call it Ash Wednesday. Carnival is great: you can party for five days. There are many events during Carnival. In my city,Rio, the principal event is the parade of samba schools. The parade is really a competition between the samba schools. Each samba school has a theme and they parade at Sambódromo, singing and dancing. I love Carnival, because it's when I have a chance to hang out with friends, dress up, dance all day and meet new people. #carnival #holiday #braziliancarnival