The city of Parintins is located east of Manaus, on the island of Tupinambarana. It hosts the largest annual party in the Amazonas known as the Boi-Bumba Festival. The festival is a traditional folkloric festival that combines African and European traditions. It enacts the kidnapping, death and resurrection of an ox, which is a metaphor for their agricultural cycles. Over the years the festival has developed into a competition with the Boi teams - one red and one blue - comprising several thousand members.
The parades incorporate elements of Amazonian tales and legends. They are judged on their music, dancing performance and costumes. The spectacle is so glamorous and over the top that it rivals Rio's Carnival. Well, maybe not... It's like Carnival, but on a much smaller scale. The floats are pretty darn spectacular!
Rather than taking the bus back to our ship, we h
ired a tricycle and got to see more of the city.
ired a tricycle and got to see more of the city.
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