Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 15 hours ago
Get your FREE lesson pdf here: speakingbrazilian.com/history-of-brazilian-carnival
My other video on Carnival - Brazilian Carnival Vocabulary: youtube.com/watch?v=esnlayNnAPU
Rio's Carnival official channel: youtube.com/@riocarnaval_oficial/videos
Carnival is coming! Want to know how Brazilian Carnival became the biggest in the world? Join me in this lesson as we explore its fascinating history—from ancient pagan festivals to the grand samba school parades of today!
Learn how Carnival made its way to Brazil, evolved through traditions like Entrudo, cordões, and ranchos, and became a vibrant celebration with samba, afoxé, frevo, and trios elétricos. Discover the origins of samba schools and their legendary parades, as well as how Carnival transformed into Brazil’s most famous festival.
Find all the sources and attributions for this video on this page: speakingbrazilian.com/history-of-brazilian-carnival
⏱ TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro - The Biggest Carnival in the World!
00:44 – Where Did Carnival Come From?
01:17 – Carnival and the Catholic Church
01:33 – The Meaning of ‘Carnival’ (Latin: “Carne levare”)
02:15 – 📌 Free PDF Lesson for You! - speakingbrazilian.com/history-of-brazilian-carnival
02:38 – How Did Carnival Arrive in Brazil? (Portuguese Entrudo & 17th–19th century traditions)
03:04 – How Entrudo Transformed into Modern Carnival (Masquerade balls, cordões & ranchos)
04:29 – The Birth of Afro-Brazilian Carnival Traditions (Afoxé, Frevo & Maracatu)
05:25 – Marchinhas, samba, and its origins in Bahia
06:58 - The birth of Samba
07:47 – The First Recorded Samba (Donga’s "Pelo Telefone" )
07:58 – The first Samba Schools & Rio’s Parades
08:56 – Carnival Beyond the Sambadrome (Street blocos in Pernambuco & Bahia)
09:19 – The Birth of the Trio Elétrico (Dodô & Osmar’s 1951 invention)
09:44 – Carnaval, Brazil’s Biggest Celebration!
10:19 – Carnival Fun Fact: The Year Only Starts After Carnival!
10:54 – My other video on Carnival - Brazilian Carnival Vocabulary: youtube.com/watch?v=esnlayNnAPU
11:02 – 🎶 Carnival Homework & Learning Activity! (Download PDF with a samba lyric exercise - speakingbrazilian.com/history-of-brazilian-carnival/)
11:33 – Want to Learn More? (Speaking Brazilian courses: speakingbrazilian.com/online-courses/)
11:54 – Outro - Have You Experienced Carnival in Brazil?
Join the Speaking Brazilian YouTube Club to support my channel and have access to the transcript of my videos: school.speakingbrazilian.com/p/youtube
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Video production and cinematography: @roblanghammer (IG)
Video editor: fiverr.com/share/AwWyVB
Thumbnail design: @estudio.formiga (IG)
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Speaking Brazilian Language School specializes in Brazilian Portuguese. We offer online courses for students of all levels.
#BrazilianPortuguese #portuguesbrasileiro #portuguesdoBrasil #portugaisbrésilien #PortogheseBrasiliano #BrasilianischesPortugiesisch #Portuguesbrasileno #braziliancarnival #carnavalbrasileiro
Get your FREE lesson pdf here: speakingbrazilian.com/history-of-brazilian-carnival
My other video on Carnival - Brazilian Carnival Vocabulary: youtube.com/watch?v=esnlayNnAPU
Rio's Carnival official channel: youtube.com/@riocarnaval_oficial/videos
Carnival is coming! Want to know how Brazilian Carnival became the biggest in the world? Join me in this lesson as we explore its fascinating history—from ancient pagan festivals to the grand samba school parades of today!
Learn how Carnival made its way to Brazil, evolved through traditions like Entrudo, cordões, and ranchos, and became a vibrant celebration with samba, afoxé, frevo, and trios elétricos. Discover the origins of samba schools and their legendary parades, as well as how Carnival transformed into Brazil’s most famous festival.
Find all the sources and attributions for this video on this page: speakingbrazilian.com/history-of-brazilian-carnival
⏱ TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro - The Biggest Carnival in the World!
00:44 – Where Did Carnival Come From?
01:17 – Carnival and the Catholic Church
01:33 – The Meaning of ‘Carnival’ (Latin: “Carne levare”)
02:15 – 📌 Free PDF Lesson for You! - speakingbrazilian.com/history-of-brazilian-carnival
02:38 – How Did Carnival Arrive in Brazil? (Portuguese Entrudo & 17th–19th century traditions)
03:04 – How Entrudo Transformed into Modern Carnival (Masquerade balls, cordões & ranchos)
04:29 – The Birth of Afro-Brazilian Carnival Traditions (Afoxé, Frevo & Maracatu)
05:25 – Marchinhas, samba, and its origins in Bahia
06:58 - The birth of Samba
07:47 – The First Recorded Samba (Donga’s "Pelo Telefone" )
07:58 – The first Samba Schools & Rio’s Parades
08:56 – Carnival Beyond the Sambadrome (Street blocos in Pernambuco & Bahia)
09:19 – The Birth of the Trio Elétrico (Dodô & Osmar’s 1951 invention)
09:44 – Carnaval, Brazil’s Biggest Celebration!
10:19 – Carnival Fun Fact: The Year Only Starts After Carnival!
10:54 – My other video on Carnival - Brazilian Carnival Vocabulary: youtube.com/watch?v=esnlayNnAPU
11:02 – 🎶 Carnival Homework & Learning Activity! (Download PDF with a samba lyric exercise - speakingbrazilian.com/history-of-brazilian-carnival/)
11:33 – Want to Learn More? (Speaking Brazilian courses: speakingbrazilian.com/online-courses/)
11:54 – Outro - Have You Experienced Carnival in Brazil?
Join the Speaking Brazilian YouTube Club to support my channel and have access to the transcript of my videos: school.speakingbrazilian.com/p/youtube
Start learning Brazilian Portuguese today! Take advantage of all the free resources offered by Speaking Brazilian Language School: speakingbrazilian.com/free
Video production and cinematography: @roblanghammer (IG)
Video editor: fiverr.com/share/AwWyVB
Thumbnail design: @estudio.formiga (IG)
*
Speaking Brazilian Language School specializes in Brazilian Portuguese. We offer online courses for students of all levels.
#BrazilianPortuguese #portuguesbrasileiro #portuguesdoBrasil #portugaisbrésilien #PortogheseBrasiliano #BrasilianischesPortugiesisch #Portuguesbrasileno #braziliancarnival #carnavalbrasileiro
