Brazilian Carnival features thousands of floats, particularly in the major parades held in cities like Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Each samba school typically constructs several elaborate floats, often numbering between 5 to 10 per parade. Overall, the number of floats can easily reach several dozen across the various samba schools participating in the festivities. The floats are known for their intricate designs, vibrant colors, and thematic elements that reflect the creativity and culture of the participants.
The weight of a carnival float can vary significantly depending on its size, materials, and design, typically ranging from a few hundred to several thousand pounds. Smaller floats may weigh around 500 to 1,500 pounds, while larger, more elaborate floats can exceed 10,000 pounds. Factors such as decorations, structural supports, and the type of vehicle used to tow the float also contribute to its overall weight.
If you mean 'floats', they were first used by Glenn Curtiss on many of the aircraft he built for the US Navy. Latwer floats became almost commonplace on many 'bush planes' in Canada and in the 1920's almost half of the Canadian Air Force aircraft were on floats.
The festival you are probably thinking of is the carnival in Rio de Janeiro and many other Brazilian cities. But there are many other festivals where people use feathers in their costumes, especially festivals involving the ethnic Indian people of brazil who have always used feathers in ceremonial costumes.
Brazilian teak is made of wood. Brazilian teak is a type of wood commonly used for wood floors, decking, and many other things which aren't as common.
The invention of carnival masks is not attributed to a specific individual, as masks have been used in various cultures and festivals throughout history. Masks have been used in ancient Roman and Greek festivals, Venetian carnival traditions, and in many indigenous cultures around the world. The exact origins and creators of the carnival mask are therefore difficult to pinpoint.
In this country, Floats- are platform trucks with various designs, band-stands, etc used in PARADES, not carnivals. it is conceivable they could be used to advertise a Carnival- as they have advertised movies- the prop car from the Cbitty chitty bang-Bang was in the Thanksgiving Day Parade in l969 or 70 when that film opened. I am not sure if the car moved under its own power or was propped up on a float.
they used boats and floats, ICECREAM FLOATS
There is no specific collective noun for a group of floats, in which case, general collective nouns are used according to the situation, such as an armload of floats, a bin of floats, a case of floats; or, you could be creative; a flight of floats, a flotilla of floats, a flurry of floats.
Yes, Glinda the Good floats around in a bubble :D
I think that a complete set of drums is used in Brazilian music.
Carnival masks are usually used for performances such as circus's funfairs etc
In A Separate Peace, a copy of The lliad is used to start the fire at the Winter Carnival.