Sambadrome (Portuguese: Sambódromo) is the name given to an exhibition place for the Samba schools parades during Carnaval in Brazil. A sambadrome generally consists of tiered spectator viewing areas surrounding a long alley for the schools to parade down. ...

The Carnival in Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese: Carnaval do Rio de Janeiro) is a festival held every year before Lent; it is considered the biggest carnival in the world, with two million people per day on the streets. The first Carnival festival in Rio occurred in 1723.. The typical Rio carnival parade is filled with revelers, floats, and adornments from numerous samba schools which are located ...

Paulista Avenue (Avenida Paulista in Portuguese, Paulista being the demonym for those born in the state of São Paulo) is one of the most important avenues in São Paulo, Brazil. It stretches 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) and runs northwest to southeast. Its northwest point is Praça Marechal Cordeiro de Farias at its intersection with Rua da Consolação and its southeast point is Praça …

The formalized samba schools are very small groups of performers, financed by respected organizations (as well as legal gambling groups), who work year-round in preparation for Carnival. Samba Schools perform in the Sambadrome, which runs four entire nights and is overseen by LIESA. They are part of an official competition, divided into seven divisions, in which a single …

Topfreedom is a cultural and political movement seeking changes in laws to allow women to be topless in public places where men are permitted to be barechested, as a form of gender equality.Specifically, the movement seeks the repeal or overturning of laws which restrict a woman's right not to have her chest covered at all times in public.

In an interview on Ryan Seacrest's radio show on March 4, 2011, Spears stated she would tour the United States in the "early summer" in support of Femme Fatale. On March 29, 2011, following her performances on Good Morning America, she announced a co-headlining tour with Enrique Iglesias, starting in June 2011.Hours after the announcement, it was reported by Billboard that …

Le Carnaval de Rio est l'événement touristique le plus important de la municipalité de Rio et la fête nationale la plus populaire au Brésil, en particulier à Rio de Janeiro.Il est devenu un vrai synonyme de la célébration du carnaval dans le pays et même au monde. Il a lieu tous les ans durant les 4 jours qui précèdent le mercredi des Cendres, qui est le jour qui marque le début du ...

Het hoogtepunt zijn de parades, die sinds 1984 worden gehouden in de Sambadrome. Elke sambaschool krijgt dan 80 minuten om door de Sambadrome te trekken. Deze parades worden gezien als een competitie tussen de verschillende wijken en sambascholen. Elke optocht heeft een thema en maakt gebruik van uitbundig uitgedoste danseressen en praalwagens.

Neo Química Arena, previously known as Arena Corinthians, is a sports stadium located in São Paulo, Brazil, owned, operated and used by Corinthians.It has a seating capacity of 49,205, making it the fifth-largest stadium used by teams in the top tier of the Brazilian League and the eleventh-largest in Brazil. [citation needed]It hosted six matches during the 2014 FIFA World Cup, …

The Temple of Solomon (Portuguese: Templo de Salomão, IPA: [ˈtẽplu dʒi saloˈmɐ̃w̃]) is a replica of the Temple of Solomon built by the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG) in São Paulo.. According to Brazilian press reports, the new temple is an "exact replica" of the ancient Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem. According to the church's leader, "The outside is exactly the …