Carnaval

The film that we watched in class was very intriguing. I had always known about Bahia, but never heard of this celebration called Carnaval. It is a time for all social classes to get together, forget their troubles, and party for days on end. In many ways I was reminded of the Mardi Gras celebration that takes place in New Orleans. The article also concerned Carnaval, but in America, San Francisco to be exact. Unfortunately, clearly the experiences of the two are completely different, due to the more generic feel given off by the San Francisco celebration than the Bahia one. While the Bahia celebration was a coming together of all different types of Latino people celebrating different aspects of their heritage, the San Francisco one was much more subdued and made so that all of their residents, not just Latino one, could take part in the fun. Overall I found the video to be much more compelling to the article and enjoyed watching it.