A December in Rio de Janeiro – Part I

Rio de Janeiro is one of the few places in the world that offers interesting things to do every single month. With this article we will put aside the beaches, nightlife, beautiful women and we will concentrate upon the most important events in December this month.

The Christmas Festival is the largest contemporary street art event in the world, where visual designers, architects, creation artists, fashion designers, carnival professionals gather together in order to present the 50 best natural size nativity scenes which will be exhibited at shopping centers, public squares, airports and other popular locations in the city.

The National Samba Day was born at the closing of the I National Congress, which took place between November 28 and December 2, 1962 when Samba Day was initiated. It was created by a decree and it is considered a tribute to artists and all other people that turned the Carnival in one of the magnificent public manifestations in the entire world.

The International Humor Festival of Rio de Janeiro will be held throughout the entire month and this year it has reached the second edition. It will cast the lights upon graphic humor and contemporary theater through exciting drawing and sketches contests, theatrical performances as well as unique exhibitions.

The Vale Open Air is a festival that will gather movies, music as well as several attractions in one public space. It will include showcases of Moo and Dancing Cheetah parties and also Whitest Boy Alive and Lucas Santtana. Food will be served to the large public in the form of pizzas, Japanese and Mexican cooking and ice cream.

The 2010 Carnival will start actually in 2009 with the pre-carnival events that are filled with parties, live rehearsals of groups and bands, samba shows at Terreir