Between March 1 and 5, 2014 at noon, Brazilian businesses close due to Carnival.

Even if in France we often speak of the “Carnival of Rio”, this event takes place in all regions of Brazil. It sometimes takes on slightly different faces depending on the region: escolas de samba in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, trios elétricos in Bahia, frevo in Pernambuco...

In some cities in Brazil, the Carnival has already started since Thursday February 27. In addition, very often companies give up opening for the half-day of Wednesday and extend the holidays until Thursday morning (March 6). In total, that's between 4 and 7 days off...

In a real dream or an imaginary reality, an entire country goes into sleep mode – but with what energy!