Maracatu: Brazil's Oldest Carnaval Music

Brian Mier

Feb 27

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Carnaval 2025 is kicking off this week in thousands of cities across Brazil.

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Andre Dias

Feb 27

Rooting for Brian's article about street Carnival in Rio 2026

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I've been to 8 of those.

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Rio's street carnaval has definitely improved over the last 20 years.

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