Carnival in Rio Karneval in Rio
Carnaval em Rio
Carnevale in Rio
Carnival ( in Portuguese: Carnaval ) is an annual festival and is
held four days before Ash Wednesday.It marks the
beginning of Lent.
Carnival in Rio is a 4 days celebration, which takes place every year on
different days. It starts on Saturday and ends on Tuesday. The following
Wednesday is the "day after". What means: The " fifth " day of
Carnival. Carnival Sunday is 7 weeks before Easter Sunday.
The days in 2009 are:
Feb 21 to Feb
24
Sat
Sun
Mon
Tue
wed
thu
fri
sat
2009
February
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
But nobody works for the rest
of the week. Means: Carnival in Rio continues until ( at least ) the
following Saturday !