sentences:  They do this by advertising exclusive parties and benefits for members, as well as physically shunning and pushing you away if you try to include yourself.Though the media has called it ‘racist’, to a large degree the black-only "bloco" has become one of the most interesting aspects of Salvador's Carnaval and is continuously accepted as a way of life.Combined with the influence of Olodum in Salvador, musical protest and representation as a product of slavery and black consciousness has slowly grown into a more powerful force.