Carnival Party 2009/2010!!!

Carnival in Salvador basically has two parts: the parade of trio elétricos, and the barracas. A trio elétrico is a done-up semitrailer, loaded with thousands of watts of sound equipment and with a band playing on top.

Our Samba bloco (a bloco with samba bands) runs on the first circuit, on Friday, Febr. 13th 2010: The Campo Grande - Praça Castro Alves Circuit is the original Salvador Carnival Circuit. The trios move away from Campo Grande and down Avenida Sete de Setembro to Praça Castro Alves. From there they swing around the corner and make their way back to Campo Grande by Rua Carlos Gomes, which runs parallel to Avenida Sete. The course takes six hours or so to run.

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Diálogo celebrated Carnaval in style once again! For six days Salvador was ignited with music, street theater, parades, and dancing. Of course, Diálogo team and students took part in the celebration. Only one more year until the next Carnaval…we hope to see you there!!

Filhos de Gandhy (Sons of Gandhi) is the largeset bloco in Salvador, and celebrated their 60 year anniversary this year. They are one of the most famous and anticipated blocos in Salvador.

Diálogo enjoyed a night of samba in the bloco Alvorada!

Diálogo's own Jailson and Ricardo - the sambistas

Diálogo and friends in the bloco Alvorada