Rio de Janeiro and the carnival - this combination doesn´t need any explanations. Everyone know´s it and everyone has the right to have an own opinion about it. Here is mine.
The "hot" competition of the place to be the queen of the carnival is going on. On thursday night 11th of October there will be semifinals for the 20 candidates of which the queen will be selected 3rd of November.
The criteria for the carnival queen? Nowadays first comes appearance and second samba. Unfortunately the first one matters so much that the second one is rather trivial. The superficiality of the carnival has become so concrete that it make´s me feel sick. On the link below you may see, how the competitors look like. Beauty contest? Or contest of "who has most silicone, longest hair extension and most expensive personal trainer/can afford hormones". On 2012 you can´t forget that the beauty ideal in Rio de Janeiro´s carnival "theatre" has besides big bottom also huge thighs.
One may say that I´m just jealous. Well, some 10-15 yeras ago I was. At time these candiates were natural beauties, mulatas, with beautiful and harmonious bodies and life devoted to the samba. Nowadays their soul seems to be dedicated to the altar of the plastic surgeries.
I agree that I may be out-of-date, but I miss a lot "the good old times", as the queens of baterias were the best dancers of schools and not any prepaid celebrities. Carnival queens were beautiful ladies, who´s heart beat to the rhythm of samba and famous persons had their own special places on the samba parade.
http://tudodesamba.com.br/slideshow/rainha-do-carnaval-2013-conheca-as-candidatas-classificadas/
Well done Riikka! I will be following your blog from now on. I am afraid that I will be the one soon booking flights to Brazil ;)
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