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...is about the "Homem da Meia noite"(midnight man)
A beautiful giant doll named "Homem da Meia Noite", Established in 1931, in the city of Olinda, PE, to the people of Olinda, the Carnival starts at midnight, when the keys of the city are given to the "Midnight man".
And after that, until the sunshine, the giant parade goes around the old city of Olinda, up and down of the hill, doing the same following passage accurately with emotion and fantasy, in an unforgettable night!!!
The parade of the Man of the Midnight is one of the few traditions kept in the Carnival of Olinda, is a mark of the authenticity of this folia, it leaves to the streets the zero hour Saturday, opening the carnival of the city
Followed by one orchestra of frevo dragging a multitude for historical olindenses and tourists.
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From that house start everything
The Club has proper headquarters, in the Street of the Bonsucesso, and since its foundation it keeps the tradition to parade the same following passage accurately, waited, with anxiety, for the people |
Here one of the last pictures from...
Tacio Botelho, that led the club in last the 22 years, passed away last day 22 of November, 2001.
He never forgets to tell me that the Midnight man is not only one giant doll, but THE CALUNGA!*
Great and missing person in our Carnival...
*calunga (as well as the dolls of maracatus)
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The Calunga Homem da Meia Noite
The Old Recife |
This is the master of the giant dolls,Silvio Botelho,
The great artist, Silvio Botelho, nephew of the old director, Tacio Botelho. He goes on of the tradition of giant dolls in Olinda, now with hundreds in the parades in carnival.
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And during the day one run 5 miles south to the amazing warm waters of Boa Viagem Beach in Recife |
my others love! I was born in Olinda where we lived until my 20's; after that we come back to Pernambuco but the soccer time of Botafogo and the city of Rio the janeiro are still my loves.
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and when the day came is time to go to the beach...
photo-picture in Photoshop of the sunshine at Carmo Beach in Olinda |
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