Olodum what?
From Bahia in 1979, an Afro-Brazilian carnival group in Salvador created what is now the well-known Olodum Band. "Banda" Olodum is a cultural group, a non-governmental organization (NGO) of public utility recognized by the state government of Bahia.
Think of a movement that is grassroots in nature, totally cultural and not-for-profit – this is IT!
After their carnival debut of...
Empowerment and Culture related to Women in Brazil
Women in Brazil enjoy gifts and compliments, celebrate the day or are involved in activism on International women's day, March 8. As a way of making women feel valued and appreciated, men are accustomed to saying, "parabéns!" (or congratulations!) to women. On this day, I often remember classmates gifting female teachers some chocolate...
Mother's Day Origin
In fact, Mother's Day does not have a commercial origin. From ancient Greece, there were celebrations at the entrance of spring in honor of Reia, mother of Zeus and considered the matriarch of all the gods. From the Old Age there are reports of rituals and festivals around maternal mythological figures and phenomena such as fertility. In...
Carnival blocks, what?
They can be categorised as groups of people who go to the streets throughout Carnival season in a more or less organised way. In Brazilian Portuguese this would be called, "Blocos de Carnaval".
How do Carnival street parties work?
Generally, the carnival blocks follow predefined urban paths (main streets and avenues in the cities). They are popular and very...
