Carnival

The movie was very different from the article. The movie focused a lot on the fact that the carnival was a way for the people of Bahia to forget their everyday lives. It made the carnival out to be five days of debauchery. There were several images of people taking there clothes off, homosexual kissing, cross dressing, and prostitution. They went into detail about how the people are in poverty. The movie made it seem like these five days are the only time these people, who have horrible lives 360 days of the year, can enjoy themselves and that they act without the thought of moral repercussions. The article explained that Hispanics created these carnivals as a way to establish a cultural identity, and to get together and express said cultural identity. The article made the entire activity seem much more civilized. It was portrayed as more of a statement of their culture and less of a day to go wild.

One similarity I noticed was the presence of African culture within the Latin culture. The African rhythmic pattern has been infused into much of the music in Latin countries. Like in the movie the Africans that were brought to work in these countries refused to let go of their culture.