# Canonical recap data for Carnival of Rio de Janeiro (1905)
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slug: rio-carnival
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1905/rio-carnival"
title: Carnival of Rio de Janeiro
subtitle: Rio's carnival evolved into a structured annual celebration of Afro-Brazilian culture, music, and identity, becoming the world's largest carnival festival.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1905-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1905
decade: 1900
country:
name: Brazil
slug: brazil
summaryShort: Carnival is a festive season that occurs at the close of the Christian pre-Lenten period, consisting of Quinquagesima or Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday, and Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras.
summaryLong: Carnival is a festive season that occurs at the close of the Christian pre-Lenten period, consisting of Quinquagesima or Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday, and Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Lingelbach_Karneval_in_Rom_001.jpg/1280px-Lingelbach_Karneval_in_Rom_001.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Carnival"
importance: 74
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival"
  title: Carnival
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- festival
metaDescription: Carnival is a festive season that occurs at the close of the Christian pre-Lenten period, consisting of Quinquagesima or Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday, and Shrov
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260627153010/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-27
  label: Carnival
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival"
