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I'm doing a presentation on carnival in brazil is there anyone that can help

[edit] Carnaval in Pernambuco?

I'm not the best one to write the article, since I have only been in Recife for a little under three years, but it is astonishing that there is no discussion of the carnaval in Pernambuco. It is arguably the most traditional (i.e., least changed over the years) of the three principal carnavais in Brazil. I can write a little bit about Maracatu and Frevo and their places in the culture, and about the differences between Recife and Olinda, but I would prefer to let a Brazilian who knows more than I do write it. Anyone?

Zerologic 21:56, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

Okay people, I'm a Brazilian that has lived abroad, and there is a crutial piece of information missing here: Carnival is a turist based event. Yes, in early says it was not 'profane' as the article says; it's only so nowadays because it attracts foreigners, making turisrm high that time of the year.

But where in Brazil did you/do you live? I live in Recife, and while a lot of tourists come to Recife and Olinda every year for carnaval, the carnaval itself is enormously important to the local culture. That's culture, not economy. The money comes from tourists, but tourists don't play in the blocos or the nações. Zerologic 08:03, 27 February 2006 (UTC)