Parintins
Parintins is a city in the state of Amazonas, located on Tupinambarana island in the Amazon River. Parintins is best known for a popular folklore festival held there each June called Boi-Bumbá.
A boi is an ox, so the question is why does the city have a festival honoring two oxen?
There are many different answers to this of these question. The are various legends one can read about (see the following web site for the one we like http://www.boibumba.com/history_en.htm)
Of course you can always just go to Parintins and get a first-hand impression. Watch the performance in the stadium where the teams for the two bulls compete.
The festival takes place during three days in late June. The festival celebrates a local legend about a resurrected ox. More importantly it is a competition where two teams, Garantido and Caprichoso, present an extended retelling of the legend, each team attempting to out-do the other with flamboyant dances, singing, and parade floats.Each team has three hours to make their presentation. Failure to stay within this time limit results in a reduction of points.
Each nightly performance is largely based on local Amazonian folklore and indigenous culture, incorporating contemporary Brazilian rhythms and themes.
The place where the teams present themselves is called "Bumbódramo", a round, grounded stage. The "Bumbódramo" supports an audience of approximately 35,000.
There is dancing, celebrating and good will during the entire festival throughout the city of Parintins. A definite must for the tourist to Amazonas.
More in the next edition.
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