Carnival in Brazil
The Carnival of Brazil is an annual Brazilian festival held the Friday afternoon before Ash Wednesday at noon, which marks the beginning of Lent,the forty-day period before Easter.
Carnival in Brazil is a wild celebration of food,alcohol,music and fun.
It is held annually for a few days before the start of Lent.
500,000 foreign visitors attend Carnival every year.
2 million people take to the streets everyday.
10 million litres of beer are consumed every year.
Carnival is technically a farewell to meat.
