Difference between revisions of "Asakusa Samba Carnival"
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− | [[Japan]] holds the largest samba parade outside of [[Brazil]] each year in August in the Asakusa District of Tokyo. | + | [[Category:Japan]] holds the largest samba parade outside of [[Brazil]] each year in August in the Asakusa District of Tokyo. Traditional |
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+ | It is a little know fact around the world that the largest Japanese immigrant population is located in Sao Paulo Brazil where Japanese immigrants started their immigration to Brazil in 1908. Today, there are over 1.4 million [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Brazilians Japanese Brazilians] in the country. With so many Japanese in Brazil, it was inevitable that samba would enter into Japan at some point and in 1980, the first samba parade took place. | ||
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Revision as of 20:44, 10 March 2017
Asakusa Samba Carnival | |
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Flag-Bearer and Ballroom Master costumes in the annual Asakusa Samba Carnival | |
Status | active |
Genre | Annual Brazilian Carnaval Parade |
Frequency | Annually |
Venue | Asakusa District |
Location(s) | Tokyo, Japan |
Country | Japan |
Years active | 37 |
Inaugurated | 1980 |
Participants | 200 |
Attendance | 500,000 |
Website | |
http://www.asakusa-samba.org |
History
It is a little know fact around the world that the largest Japanese immigrant population is located in Sao Paulo Brazil where Japanese immigrants started their immigration to Brazil in 1908. Today, there are over 1.4 million Japanese Brazilians in the country. With so many Japanese in Brazil, it was inevitable that samba would enter into Japan at some point and in 1980, the first samba parade took place.