History of Carnival The unique concept of Carnival in Rio de
Janeiro was total freedom to everybody including men, women,
boys and girls who could do whatever they like and go wherever
they want during this period without any remorse or scrutiny,
cutting out the need for making enquiries or telling lies.
Carnivals became a craze in the entire Christian world and there
are colorful celebrations in Rome, Munich, Paris, Cologne,
Buenos-Aires, Montevideo, Venice and Nice. According to the
legend, the Royal house in ancient Rome used to observe the 17th
of February in honor of Fanno-the God shepherds and their flock.
Animal sacrifices and offering of the sacrificial meat to the
wolves that attacked the flock characterized these feasts. Some
people also believe Rome was founded by Romulo and Remo who were
stranded alone in the forest as infants and a She-Wolf brought
them up showing much more compassion than human beings often do
to their own kind and hence the offering of meat to the wolves.
At that time, the carn