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CULTURAL & COLONIAL

TRIPS

- Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro 8d

- Carnaval in Salvador 8d

- The Gold Route 10d

- Colonial Brazil 20d

- Afrobrazilian Rhythms Itacaré 6d

Colonial Brazil comprises the period from 1500, with the arrival of the Portuguese, until
1815, when Brazil was elevated to United Kingdom with Portugal. The rich colonial and
cultural heritage, influenced by Brazil’s great ethnic diversity offers exquisite example of
eighteenth-century Portuguese architecture both in bigger cities such as Salvador de Bahía
or Sao Luis de Maranhao, and in small picturesque towns like Paraty and Olinda, the
highlight being the state of Minas Gerais and its Gold Route, along which several small
towns offer a stunning baroque architecture. 

Brazil's origins - the Indians with their reed flutes, the Portuguese with their singers and
viola players, and the Africans with their many thrilling rhythms - make it a musical
country. The bossa nova, music that mingles the Brazilian samba beat with jazz, the
seductive rhythm of the samba, and other joyous and energetic rhythms will captivate and
make you feel part of the vibrant Brazil. 

The capoeira comes from the time of African slavery: the meeting of two African cultures
of the Gulf of Benin and Sudan were decisive in the development of Bahian culture. The
capoeira is a mix of dance and martial art bound up in ritual and accompanied by song and
music. Originated in Bahía, capoeira rodas are one of the most amazing and beautiful
spectacles to see.

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