Muriçocas of Miramar 'drags thousands of revelers in João Pessoa

It's not just the sun that arrives first in João Pessoa. Carnival also brings the city even before Momo take the reign. In the week preceding the festival, the capital hosts two gigantic events. Folia Street brings together more than 50 blocks that parade throughout the city, playing genres genuine Northeastern - frevo and maracatu. Muriçocas of Miramar, attracts over 400,000 revelers.

The Muriçocas of Miramar is the largest block pre-carnival in the world. Block took to the streets of João Pessoa for the first time in a birthday party in the neighborhood of Miramar in 1986, a joke of a group of invited friends, formed by artists, teachers and journalists. At the same time João Pessoa was empty due to lack of carnival in the city and in the neighborhood of miramar had a lot of muriçocas.

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