Parintin’s festival of the ox divided the city

World Today

Rio’s Carnival is world-famous. But every year, far from Rio, there’s another spectacular show in Brazil’s Amazon region. It is called the “Boi-Bumba”. It takes place in the remote island city of Parintins.

CCTV America’s Stephen Gibbs discovered an event from Parintins that forces people to take sides for all year long.

Highlight:

  • For three days, and three nights, Parintins is divided into two teams. Dressed in red, Garantido. Dressed in blue, Caprichoso.
  • The competition between them is who can best retell an indigenous fable of a resurrected ox.