twenty four years summer carnival holanda <br />Rotterdam <br /><br />see link <br />http://www.donabrasil.com/brazilian-folklore/festivals-outside-brazil/summer-carnival-rotterdam.html <br /><br />European Carnival is celebrated in winter or in early spring. That is far to cold for celebrating Carnival the Latin way. For this reason, Latin-Americans and Cape Verdeans who <br />live in the Netherlands celebrate their Carnival in Rotterdam during the summer. This festival is called Zomercarnaval which is Dutch for Summer Carnival. The Rotterdam Summer Carnival attracts about 1 milion visitors each year. The Rio aan de Rijn (Rio at the Rhine) Festival in Arnhem is a comparible festival and attracts about 150000 visitors. Usually, a number of Brazilian groups participate. <br /><br />Climax of the Rotterdam Summer Carnival is the street parade which is held on a Saturday. It is anticipated by the Zomercarnaval Queen Election, the Zomercarnaval Beach Party at the Strand aan de Maas and the Battle of Drums, making the Rotterdam Summer Carnival a multiday event
