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The Carnival of São Paulo ( pt, Carnaval de São Paulo) is a major
Brazilian Carnival The Carnival of Brazil ( pt, Carnaval do Brasil, ) is an annual Brazilian festival held the Friday afternoon before Ash Wednesday at noon, which marks the beginning of Lent, the forty-day period before Easter. During Lent, Roman Catholics and ...
. It takes place in the
Anhembi Sambadrome The Polo Cultural e Esportivo Grande Otelo, commonly known as Anhembi Sambadrome, is a Sambadrome and one of the largest outdoor venues for major events in the city of São Paulo in Brazil. It opened in 1991, and has a capacity of 103,200 people. I ...
of
São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaW ...
on the Friday and Saturday night of the week of Carnival.Francisco de Assis Santana Mestrinel (Chico Santana)
"O samba e o carnaval paulistano"
/ref> No carnival was held in 1915–18, 1940–45 nor since 2021.


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