Profiles Index
The Rio de Janeiro LGBT Pride Parade - A Rainbow Splash in Copacabana
The Rio de Janeiro LGBT Pride Parade is one of the largest in Brazil. An annual event, the Rio de Janeiro LGBT Pride Parade takes place in Copacabana every October. The festive event with serious relevant themes fills Avenida Atlantica with trios eletricos, or music-wired trucks, crowds dressed in wild attire, and rainbow-colored balloons.
LGBT Pride Parade in São Paulo - Parada do Orgulho GLBT
The LGBT Pride Parade in Sao Paulo, Brazil is the largest in the world. Read about the 2009 LGBT Parade on June 14 and parallel events.
Flip - Paraty International Literary Festival
Flip is the annual Paraty International Literary Festival, one of the most important literary events in Brazil. Renowned Brazilian and international authors come to Paraty (Rio de Janeiro State), one of the most charming colonial towns in Brazil, as guests in Flip, which lasts about a week.
Festa Nacional do Índio - National Indian Festival in Bertioga
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.
Procissão do Fogaréu in Goiás Velho
Procissão do Fogaréu, or Procession of the Torches, in Goiás Velho, Brazil, is a Holy Week tradition in which hooded men carrying torches act out the arrest of Jesus Christ in Gethsemani.
Easter in Brazil
Holy Week and Easter in Brazil - read about celebrations and travel planning.
International Fishing Festival in Cáceres, Mato Grosso
The International Fishing Festival (FIP) in Cáceres, Mato Grosso, a popular fishing destination in Pantanal, is the largest of its kind in the world. Besides the in
Paixão de Cristo in Nova Jerusalém
Paixão de Cristo, the Passion Play in Nova Jerusalém, Pernambuco, Brazil, takes place every year during Easter Week.
Bom Jesus dos Navegantes Procession
The maritime procession in honor of Bom Jesus dos Navegantes, the patron of boatmen, is one of the main events in Salvador, Bahia.
Münchenfest
Munchenfest is the beer festival held every year in November/December in Ponta Grossa, Parana.
Our Lady of Aparecida
Our Lady of Aparecida is celebrated on October 12 at the Aparecida Sancturary, in Aparecida do Norte, Sao Paulo.
Círio de Nazaré
Círio de Nazaré is one of the largest Catholic processions in Brazil and in the world. About two million faithful join the Círio de Nazaré, which takes place in Belem, the capital of Para, on the second Sunday of October.
Marafolia - The São Luís Micareta
Marafolia, in October, is the off-season Carnival (micareta) in Sao Luis, Maranhao. Marafolia is one of Brazil's top micaretas.
Carnival in Salvador, Bahia - Trios Elétricos & Circuitos
Carnival in Salvador, Bahia, is one of the greatest street celebrations in Brazil and in the world.