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Carnaval - Monday Parade

Photos taken yesterday (Monday, Feb. 4th), at Presidente Vargas Avenue, Rio de Janeiro. 

Este colorido é para uma mineira do Turvo,

que é apaixonada por verdes e rosas
COMMENTS
Chiloedream said at 1:56 p.m. on Feb 5, 2008:
SUPERBE, toute la magie du carnaval sans prendre l'avion jusqu'à Rio... Salut mon ami.
OscarDaniel said at 2:13 p.m. on Feb 5, 2008:
Muito boas Eduardo!! sem apelar para as dançarinas quase nuas!! parabéns!!!
Spilly0901 said at 2:21 p.m. on Feb 5, 2008:
Your world is so colorful! It's so gray here in Boston, this is a treat for the eyes. Thanks!
Ebucar said at 2:23 p.m. on Feb 5, 2008:
Ué... você agora é mangueirense, é? Adorei. Volto mais tarde.
Shenresi said at 3:12 p.m. on Feb 5, 2008:
these are so wonderful, coloured pictures, Eduardo, really great shots !!!
Banafsheh said at 3:20 p.m. on Feb 5, 2008:
ohhhh! lala! how colorful!
Andre. said at 3:27 p.m. on Feb 5, 2008:
Beautiful
Leftofcenter said at 3:47 p.m. on Feb 5, 2008:
blinded by the lush colors!! how close did you get to the floats (or did you jump on??) great choice of background color, tryin' to look at it as if I were a pro tabblow critic ; but all I can hear is
"em fevereiro
tem carnaval
eu tenho um fusca e um violão
sou Flamengo e tenho uma nêga chamada Tereza.." by Simonal, no clue what it means of course. Thx to the carnival I can change my tune ;) BWANA Edu.
Pkeener said at 4:54 p.m. on Feb 5, 2008:
i see you have presented us with a unique perspective. the close ups! excellent.
Memotions said at 5:00 p.m. on Feb 5, 2008:
Wonderful colours. Your Tabblo is the epitome of celebration!
Candlepower said at 5:40 p.m. on Feb 5, 2008:
Gorgeous Eye Candy!!!
Liliana said at 6:27 p.m. on Feb 5, 2008:
¡¡¡¡Mangueira, verde rosa!!!!! Detallista o panorámico, todo hermoso, justo.Mucho misterio en esos dioses medio orientales y esos ¿jaguares? ¡¡Pinguinos (no encuentro la diéresis...) también!! Todo ordenado y caótico... sólo ahí, en Carnaval, en Brasil... Gracias, como siempre...
Liliana said at 6:29 p.m. on Feb 5, 2008:
E manha todo volta ao normal... (¿será así...?). ¡¡Buen fin y buen comienzo, entonces!!
Nmat said at 7:05 p.m. on Feb 5, 2008:
Incredible costumes (and floats?) Does everyone get to participate and make their own costumes? Or save all year to buy one? Or wear them more than once during Carnaval? I love the dragons and the jaguar.
Ebucar said at 9:09 p.m. on Feb 5, 2008:
Today I was trying to explain to my French teach all about how chaotically organized is the carnaval in Brazil. Not sure if he believe me...LOL.
Year after year and the carnaval in Rio, in particular, and in Brazil, in general, fascinates me, always as if it's the first time. É tudo muito lindo - overwhealmingly beautiful. É a criatividade sem limites, a serviço da beleza e da felicidade, ainda que passageira...
Hilah said at 3:44 a.m. on Feb 6, 2008:
I love all the color. I especially love the tiger and the croc's teeth. I am amazed by all the color. I will put this on my list of places to visit when I retire.
Eduardo.affonso said at 7:27 a.m. on Feb 6, 2008:
THIERRY: These photos are nothing compared to the real thing - people singing and dancing in the streets in a huge celebration. I suggest you to "prendre l'avion jusqu'à Rio" next year.

OSCAR: Na verdade, nem vi as dançarinas nuas (ou as teria incluído de bom grado! rs).

SPILLY: It's our revenge! But don't get so envious of us: it rained a lot during the four days of Carnivals, the sky was alwyas gray and it was hard to get some really colorful images. Hope the weather will be better next year.

ELIANE: Que mangueirense, que nada! É que o colorido das primeiras fotos acabou ditando as cores do fundo - e, afinal, não existe nada mais despropositado e carnavalesco que verde-e-rosa, né? Torço sempre pela Portela (lembra dela? uma escola de samba que existia há muitos anos, e passava como um rio pela nossa vida, e o nosso coração se deixava levar...), mas o Carnaval de hoje é dominado pelas beija-flores e viradouros da vida, pelos patrocínios, os resultados comprados. Enfim. Eu vou, daqui a pouco, tentar explicar o que são as escolas de samba (alguém perguntou sobre as fantasias e os carros), mas realmente não é fácil fazer um estrangeiro entender isso. Deve ser a mesma dificuldade que eu tenho em entender o sistema eleitoral americano, as regras do futebol americano e até o próprio povo americano...

ANGELA, BANA, ANDRE: Danke, thanks, thanks!

ANNELIES: Most of these photos were taken using my super lenses, so I didn't have to jump on nor do any radical procedure. The lyrics you quoted say: "In February there are Carnivals / I have a beetle and a guitar / I cheer for Flamengo / and I have a black girlfriend called Teresa" - ok, it may not make any sense, but it's part of a song ("I live in a tropical country / blessed by God / and beautiful by nature / In Frebruary... etc). Bwana for your PTC (pro tabblow critic).

PAM: Thanks! I tried to capture the details and make the whole thing look like an abstraction - but everything in these photos have a meaning and help to tell a story. There's a script for each parade, and the floats and disguises have to "translate" it.
DocEna said at 7:37 a.m. on Feb 6, 2008:
BEAUTIFUL SHARP LIVE COLRS..GREAT TABBLO MY FRIEND.
Eduardo.affonso said at 7:47 a.m. on Feb 6, 2008:
PATTY: "Epitome of celebration"? Wow, that's a great compliment. Thank you!

PAT: Carnivals are really eye candy. It's impossible not to get mesmerized.

LILIANA: Este tabblo é uma mistura de várias escolas, e talvez nenhuma das alegorias seja mesmo da Mangueira. O verde-e-rosa entrou aqui só para rimar com as primeiras fotos. Os pingüins, por exemplo, fazem parte do enredo da Unidos da Tijuca, cujo tema é "coleções" (ou melhor, "Vou juntando o que eu quiser, minha mania vale ouro. Sou Tijuca, trago a arte colecionando o meu tesouro"). Daí carros com livros, obras de arte, selos, bonecas e... pingüins. Infelizmente choveu muito e quase não pude sair para fotografar - sem contar que boa parte dos carros estava coberta, não havia uma boa luz e a Benedita (minha companheira inseparável de safáris fotográficos) não me deixava acertar o foco, insistia em se deitar nas poças d'água e brincar com quem chegasse perto.

NANCY: These photos show part of the "alegoric cars" used for the traditional parades of the "Escolas de Samba" (schools of samba). Each "school" has a theme ("colections", "the arrival of the royal family in 1808", "workers of Brazil", "Japanese immigration" etc) and the cars & costumes (plus the specially composed music and the original choreography) have to tell his story - like in a opera or musical. All this is used only once, for the parade.

HILAH: These are not crocos, these are... snakes! (or dragons? dunno....). Why do you have to wait for your retirement to come here and have fun? The younger you are, the more you'll enjoy this craziness, believe me.
PhotoPop said at 9:39 a.m. on Feb 6, 2008:
Excellent !!!!! Full frame, brilliant colors, all that and you captured the joy of the moment.
Pkeener said at 9:45 a.m. on Feb 6, 2008:
wxcwllwnt work, edu. i like #10
Pkeener said at 9:45 a.m. on Feb 6, 2008:
oops i mean E X C E L L E N T
JuDeck said at 10:21 a.m. on Feb 6, 2008:
the details you've caught are stunning! what a fun time
Setu said at 10:50 a.m. on Feb 6, 2008:
Spectacular ! Brazil is world famous for its colorful carnivals, this is something to witness live, right ?
But your tabblo makes me feel as if I was there so close to this ! Nice details of the colorful art work !
Excellent job !
Ebucar said at 10:58 a.m. on Feb 6, 2008:
Estou me divertindo muito com tudo isso... Acabo de me lembrar que na minha aula ontem (a de francês), e ainda falando sobre carnaval, eu disse ao professor que minha "escola" se chamava Portela e que as cores oficiais da escola eram o azul e branco... Algum tempo se passou...e eu percebo que ele não estava entendendo bem... Ele perguntou se eram as cores da minha escola do primária! Poooooooooooooooooooooode?! Ah, coitadinho. Não é tarefa fácil explicar para o mundo “o modus vivendi” e “operandi” dos brasileiros... Como você disse, deve ser a mesma dificuldade que você tem de entender o sistema eleitoral americano (nem todos eles entendem), as regras do futebol americano e até o próprio povo americano...
Feliz de saber que você continual fiel à Portela...
Liliana said at 1:45 p.m. on Feb 6, 2008:
Por lo menos, aunqe confnda manha con amanha y no tenga los signos nasales en mi teclado... ¡¡sé qué es una escola de samba!! Otra vez, ¡felicitaciones!
Marranei said at 2:59 p.m. on Feb 6, 2008:
Beautiful and colorful as carnaval in Rio!
Wlk68 said at 4:17 p.m. on Feb 6, 2008:
So much vibrant color!! Awesome!
Rita.Mandarino said at 7:44 p.m. on Feb 6, 2008:
Ficaram ótimas as fotos e que bom que vc não é mangueirense , cheguei a pensar quando vi o tabblo logo cedo mas depois vc mesmo respondeu a Eliane que é Portela, é... nada contra mas prefiro o Salgueiro, aliás vão defilar juntas no sábado das campeães. Estou com vontade de ir ver. Acredita que nunca fui ver um desfile?
Abking said at 8:39 p.m. on Feb 6, 2008:
Wow. Terrific color and form. In the middle of winter, it's like seeing sun break through the clouds.
Mirella said at 7:25 a.m. on Feb 7, 2008:
Bellissime foto. Quanti splendidi colori e close-ups. Grazie. Ciao
Domieb2 said at 10:16 a.m. on Feb 7, 2008:
WOW! I've never seen anything like this before. The colors are wonderful!
Chaitiamma said at 10:50 a.m. on Feb 7, 2008:
A riot of colors! Great Tabblo! Thanks for sharing.
Decoy said at 2:13 p.m. on Feb 7, 2008:
So much to look at! Great shots of the carnevaldetails! It sure brings a feeling of celebration, joy, crazyness! =)
Lifequest22 said at 4:41 p.m. on Feb 7, 2008:
Beautiful, vibrant colors, edu--and i love the way you put it all together. I was wondering-what is the history behind the carnaval in Rio? When did it first begin?
Jantass said at 12:19 a.m. on Feb 8, 2008:
Eduardo ,bellisimo tabblo ,realmente es un lujo y creatividad ,diseño ,el carnaval de río es lo mais grande du mundo ...gracias por compartir el tabblo ,excelentes y perfectas fotografías :)
Wildaquarian said at 12:29 a.m. on Feb 8, 2008:
vibrant colors!
DocEna said at 10:53 a.m. on Feb 8, 2008:
OBRIGADO
Jigs said at 10:06 p.m. on Feb 11, 2008:
Your country's tourism department should hire you as the master promoter for Brazil, Eduardo! I have never seen photos that express the passion, the color, the exuberance, the artistry, the pizzazz, the wonderful craziness of Carnaval like yours do! Every image is pure delight! You should publish ALL your Carnaval photos in a beautiful book - I would definitely buy for myself and my friends!
Wildthing said at 4:01 p.m. on Feb 11, 2009:
An extravaganza of colour and form, Eduardo. A wonderful parade. Your photography brings it to life.
Eduardo.affonso said at 6:10 a.m. on Feb 12, 2009:
"Extravaganza" is the right word, MIKE.
Swedfinn said at 7:38 a.m. on Feb 12, 2009:
Colours are the essence of life!! It is a delight to see your carnival.Thanks Ed!!!
Gerardfotografeert said at 5:37 p.m. on Mar 6, 2009:
Wow, great stuff, very exotic and colourfull with beautiful and happy people. Beautiful.
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