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Parintins City
Parintins is a Brazilian municipality in the interior of the state of Amazonas, located in the extreme east of the state, on the banks of the Amazon River, near the state of Pará. It is distant 369 km from the capital Manaus, which is equivalent to one hour by flight, and 8 to 12 hours by motorboat or regional boat.
The first exploratory trips of the Portuguese Crown to Parintins were recorded only in 1796. And like the other locations in the Amazon, the region was inhabited by various indigenous ethnic groups, among them the Tupinambás, who gave origin to the name of the island where the city is located, the island Tupinambarana. The first name received by Parintins, already in the category of parish, was Nossa Senhora do Carmo de Tupinambarana, in 1833. The name of the parish was only changed in 1880, when the seat of the parish was renamed "Parintins", in honor of the indigenous people Parintintins, one of the countless that inhabited the region.
The town is known mainly for hosting one of the largest preserved cultural manifestations in Latin America. The vegetation is formed by floodplain and dryland forests, typical of the Amazon region, and around it is a relief composed of lakes, islets, and a small mountain range. The main mode of transport used between Parintins and the other municipalities is by water, as well as by air.
The town has two districts: Vila Amazônia and Mocambo.
- FoundationOctober 15, 1796;
- EmancipationOctober 15, 1852
- Federative Unit: Amazonas
- Gentile: Parintinense;
- Patroness: Our Lady of Carmel;
- Area: 5.952 km²;
- Distance to the capital Manaus: 369 km
- Elevation: 27 m;
- Time zone: UTC-4
- Population: 112.716 (population estimate - IBGE/2016[5]);
- Number of Airports: 1;
- Number of Ports: 1;
- Universities: UEA, IFAM, UFAM;
The Festival
The Parintins Folkloric Festival appeared in 1965. One of the reasons for the creation of the festival was the need to organize and control the two large crowds which confronted each other in the streets of the island of Parintins. These confrontations were marked by violence and creating a "regulatory framework" for the game was an urgent necessity. The Parintins Folkloric Festival arose then in the court of the Catholic Joyful Youth (JAC), an arm of the Catholic Church in the Amazon. Despite the church's intervention in a pagan festival, the rivalry did not cease and the confrontations took place right after the result of who won each edition of the event. Thus, in the late 1980s, the city government stepped in to organize and put an end to hostilities. In this period, it had inaugurated in Rio de Janeiro, the sambódromo. It didn't take long for Parintins to inaugurate its version of the arena-shaped complex that still holds the party to this day: the bumbódromo. Since then, the city is divided in two. South: Caprichoso. North: Garantido. As a rule, neither of the two fans in a parade may cross these limits.
The Evolution
The Parintins Folkloric Festival takes place over three nights. Always on the last weekend of June. Each ox has 2h30 per night to perform its show. The festival is a great summary of Brazilian folklore. At the event it is possible to find legends, rituals, typical figures, tribes and regional dance groups. All this to the flavor of the toadas, which is the soundtrack that drives the rehearsals and presentations during the three nights of competitions.
This enormous mosaic of expressions is due to the social formation of the Amazon people. Much of this contribution comes from the Brazilian northeast, whose people, suffering from drought, saw the "Eldorado" in the Amazon and its rubber boom period. The north of Brazil became the destination of thousands of Northeasterners who brought with them the culture of the "folguedos Juninos". In Parintins, these mixtures resulted in an exotic universe that unites the auto do boi, with Pai Francisco, Mãe Catirina, the Negro Gazumbá, the legend of the Boto, Cobra Grande, Mapinguarí, Matinta Perêra, and other expressions of popular folklore.
Despite its richness, the parintinense party began to look like a great spectacle when, in the 1970s, the artist Jair Mendes went to Rio de Janeiro to watch the Rio carnival. From Rio, he brought the idea of floats, which in Parintins were called "allegories". As the years went by, the allegories gained size, grandeur, and shape. In addition, in the mid-1990s, the genius of Parintins made the modules and large sculptures move robotically. Such evolution led the big schools of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro to hire Parintins' talents. It is Parintins giving back to Rio, in the form of art, the cultural exchange lent to it in the 1970s.
"...it is an authentic popular manifestation, for it searches for the classical form, re-reading one of the most rooted forms of popular dramatic dance that is the boi-bumbá, whose roots are lost in the dawn of Latin civilization. It is, also, a great spectacle for the masses, which does not back down before technology or those who say that among the people nothing can change. The best of all is that the Parintins Folkloric Festival annually makes a proud revision of the Amazon imaginary, seducing all Brazilians and many foreigners. And if it still preserves fragments of a rustic world in an apparent irreversible process of extinction, what we see is a spectacle that cries out at the top of its lungs the will of a people. It is a daring." Márcio Souzawriter.
Bumbódromo
It is the place where the traditional Folkloric Festival of Parintins takes place. Located in Parintins, AM, the Amazonino Mendes Cultural Center, better known as the Bumbódromois a type of stadium in the shape of a stylized bull's head, with capacity for approximately 35 thousand spectators divided into boxes, friezes, special chairs and general stands. On the south side Caprichoso and on the north side Garantido. As a rule you can't wear red in the blue sector and much less blue in the red sector, under penalty of falling into an involuntary coma.
Curiosities
Until 2004 the Festival was held on June 28, 29 and 30. By determination of a municipal law, from 2005 on the date changed to the last weekend;
Boi Garantido is the biggest winner of the Festival with 31 titles. Caprichoso has 23 victories. In the year 2000 there was a tie between both Bumbás.
The order of the presentations is drawn on the eve of the Festival;
The first edition of the Festival to be broadcast live was in 1994, by TV Amazonas, a broadcasting station of the Rede Amazônica de Televisão, an affiliate of Rede Globo. Currently the show is being broadcast by TV Acrítica, a broadcasting station of the Rede Calderaro de Comunicação, a Rede Record affiliate;
A fan never speaks the name of the other Boi, and only uses the word "contrary" when referring to the opponent;
The Bumbódromo is the landmark that divides Parintins in two: to the west is the stronghold of the Boi Garantido and its supporters, and to the east is the stronghold of the Boi Caprichoso and its supporters, as well as the Currais (rehearsal grounds) and the QGs (headquarters, the groups' workshops for making allegories and costumes);
No booing, clapping, shouting, or any other demonstration of expression is allowed when the "opposite" is performing;
The rivalry between the fans of the bulls is such that all the sponsors of the Festival take their colors in red and blue throughout the island;
The Festival has heavyweight sponsors, who invest really "heavily" to associate their image with the festival. Coca-cola in 2018, celebrates 24 years of sponsorship;
Program yourself
The Parintins Folkloric Festival is held annually, always starting on the last Friday of June.
- 2018 - June 29, 30 and July 1
- 2019 - June 28, 29 and 30
- 2020 - June 26, 27 and 28
Tickets
Tickets are sold exclusively by Amazon Best and also by the site Fast Ticket
