Carnival is one of the many festive expressions of Brazilian culture. Learn more about Brazil's folkloric and religious celebrations, as well as some other exciting events on the Brazilian calendar.
Photos of Christmas Festival 2009 (Nativity Scene Festival) in Rio de Janeiro.
Christmas Festival 2009, or Nativity Scene Festival 2009, will feature 50 large nativity scenes in Rio.
View photos of Oktoberfest Blumenau 2009 (Oct.1-18, 2009).
Fenaostra takes place every October in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina
Oktoberfest Blumenau is the largest Oktoberfest in Brazil. Here's a guide to Oktoberfest Blumenau 2009.
The Amazonas Opera Festival is an annual event which has taken place at Teatro Amazonas in Manaus, Brazil since 1996.
The Christmas Tree at Lagoa da Pampulha is one of Belo Horizonte's attractions.
The maritime procession in honor of Bom Jesus dos Navegantes, the patron of boatmen, one of the main events in Salvador, Bahia.
A year of Brazilian holidays on a calendar from Bonnie Hamre, About.com Guide to South America Travel.
Learn about Brazil's main classical music event.
The Italian festival calendar opens with the Our Lady of Casaluce Festival in April/May.
Liberdade, in São Paulo, hosts a great celebration to ring in the Chinese New Year.
A Christmas Extravaganza and New Year's Eve celebration in Campos do Jordao.
Sao Paulo landmarks are decorated with lights and feature high-definition image projections for Natal Iluminado, the city's Christmas Lights tour.
The Festival of the Holy Ghost in Brazil is an expression of faith with deep folkloric roots.
Festa Nacional do Índio - National Indian Festival - is a yearly Brazilian Indian festival in Bertioga, Brazil, and the largest indigenous cultural event in the world.
Festas Juninas, or June Festivals, are folk celebrations that take place all over Brazil, with traditional music, dances, and food. They're often referred to simply as São João, or St. John
Flip is the annual Paraty International Literary Festival, one of the most important literary events in Brazil.
Where to find some traditional Three Kings' Day celebrations in Brazil.
The International Fishing Festival (FIP) in Cáceres, Mato Grosso, a popular Pantanal destination, is the largest recreational fishing event in the world.
A winter event in Itaúnas, a Brazil beach famous for its sand dunes and forró.
The LGBT Pride Parade (Parada do Orgulho GLBT), in São Paulo, Brazil is the largest in the world and part of the celebrations of LGBT Pride Month in May.
The Madness Festival (Festival da Loucura), in Barbacena, Brazil, underlines the city's change in the approach to madness.
Marafolia, in October, is the off-season Carnival (micareta) in São Luís, Maranhão.
Munchenfest is the beer festival held every year in November/December in Ponta Grossa, Paraná.
The Nativity Fair (Feira da Natividade) is a Christmas event in the Anhangabaú Valley in downtown São Paulo, featuring a nativity scene, Christmas bazars and shows.
Concerts, art exhibits and more in a winter festival in the mountains near Rio de Janeiro.
Images from Brazil's top Oktoberfest, in Blumenau, Santa Catarina.
Our Lady of Aparecida is celebrated on October 12 at the Aparecida Sancturary, in Aparecida do Norte, Sao Paulo.
The Ouro Preto and Mariana Winter Festival, in July, keeps these two colonial towns abuzz with arts and music.
One of the best events of its kind in Brazil.
Procissão do Fogaréu, or Procession of the Torches, in Goiás Velho, is a Semana Santa - Holy Week - tradition in Brazil during which hooded men carrying torches act out the arrest of Jesus Christ in the Olive Garden.
An annual travel and tourism fair in São Paulo where visitors can book trips or buy food and souvenirs.
Find a pub in Brazil where you can celebrate St. Patrick's Day.
St. Vito Festival is one of the most important Italian festivals in São Paulo.
An event dedicated to raising awareness of the need to promote inclusiveness in Brazil.
The Rio de Janeiro LGBT Pride Parade, in October, one of the largest in Brazil, fills Copacabana Beach with rainbow crowds and colors.
Oktoberfests in Brazil are a great introduction to the country's German heritage. These are the country's best.
Twilight is a hit in Brazil. Read about the book series and the movie in Brazil, and enjoy an interview with Vivi from the Twilight Team fan club.
Photos from the Brazilian National Indian Festival in Bertioga, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Photographer: Renata de Brito, from Prefeitura Municipal de Bertioga.
