grandfather and father of the carnival, Shrovetide was celebrated before Christ to celebrate the arrival of spring. in Brazil has been criticized since colonial times, because of its disturbing spirit of order, having been banned several times. Such measures, however, were dead, because he was still sovereign as fun. If manors within the major urban centers was characterized by a delicate character and the presence of the smell of lemons the young cast with each order to establish social ties between families more intense in the streets and ra joke violent and rough, which had the principal actors slaves and homeless population, characterized by the mutual release of all types of liquids (up semen or urine) that were available. In the second half of the nineteenth century a fierce campaign was waged against the carnival, seeing the acceleration of changes in the way of life of Brazilian society. The initial choice of carnival celebrations that would replace the carnival was influenced by frequenting theaters, operas and exhibitions. Carnival for the elite has become synonymous with luxury, dances, songs, banquets, music, and especially masks. The masked balls constituted, since then, the great ideal of carnival in Brazil in the mid-nineteenth century. Shrovetide already virtually disappeared, but is still practiced today in the city during the carnival of Stingrays (TO), where a simple plaque boasts: " Free Entry! Just a bucket of water to dampen the revelers!
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