Masculine noun Pl: carnavais
A public revelry that occurs between the Friday afternoon before Ash Wednesday and Ash Wednesday at noon. The city of Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil, and the cities of Salvador, Recife and Olinda, northeastern Brazil, have the most distinctive celebrations, attracting millions of revellers each year.
See also: samba, samba-enredo, sambódromo, abadá, axé, frevo, marchinha, Bonecos Gigantes