Rio Carnival

The world's largest carnival, famed for its samba parades and street parties.

The Carnival of Brazil is an annual festival. The celebrations occur for five days before Ash Wednesday at noon, to mark the beginning of Lent, the forty-day period before Easter. During Lent, Roman Catholics and some other Christians traditionally abstain from the consumption of meat and poultry, hence the term "carnival", from carnelevare, "to remove meat".

Source: Wikipedia — Brazilian Carnival

No Rio Carnival celebration is complete without its signature dishes, shared with family and community throughout the festivities.