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Belo Horizonte Carnival in Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte's Carnival grew from a modest local event into one of Brazil's largest street Carnival scenes over roughly the past decade and a half, driven by hundreds of blocos de rua like the widely known Suvaco do Cristo. Brass bands, homemade costumes and neighborhood-specific routes define the celebration more than any formal sambodromo parade, with crowds now numbering in the millions across the days surrounding the holiday.
Belo Horizonte Carnival matters because it shows a city reclaiming public celebration through local blocos, humor and street culture.