Carnaval

Portuguese pt: Alternative forms pt carnaval pre-1990 now proscribed Etymology pt it carnevale carnival, from pt la carnem levāre to take away meat. Pronunciation pt aw<a:Brazil> al<a:Portugal> 3 pt Car na val pt carnaval Noun m carnival festive period marked by parades, preceding Lent pt Entrudo pt O Carnaval é celebrado de diversas formas ao redor do mundo Carnival is celebrated diversely throughout the world. pt Faz três Carnavais que eu não saio na rua. It’s been three years since I last went on the street during carnival. it’s been three carnivals Brazilian Carnival, officially held between the Friday and Thursday that precede Ash Wednesday, but celebrated throughout the month of February. pt O ano só começa mesmo depois do Carnaval. The year only really starts after February. after carnival Usage notes The capitalized spelling is used when referring to the festive period, as per the Orthographic Agreement of 1990.pt 1990-12-16 Lisbon Acordo Ortográfico da Língua Portuguesa (1990) Portuguese-Language Orthographic Agreement (1990) Das maiúsculas e minúsculas Of uppercase and lowercase XIX https://pt.wikisource.org/wiki/Acordo_Ortográfico_da_Língua_Portuguesa_(1990)#Base_XIX:_Das_minúsculas_e_maiúsculas 2. A letra maiúscula é usada [n]os nomes de festas e festividades: pt Natal, pt Páscoa, pt Ramadão, pt Todos os Santos. This was already standard in Portugal under the Orthographic Agreement of 1945,pt 1945 Lisbon Conferência Interacadémica de Lisboa Lisbon Interacademic Conference Bases Analíticas do Acordo Ortográfico de 1945, Base V Analytical Bases of the Orthographic Agreement of 1945, Base V https://www.priberam.pt/docs/AcOrtog45_73.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20241213032322/https://www.priberam.pt/docs/AcOrtog45_73.pdf 2024-12-13 os nomes de festas públicas tradicionais, seja qual for o povo a que se refiram, escrevem-se todos com maiúscula inicial, por constituírem verdadeiras formas onomásticas. Exemplos: pt Carnaval while the Brazilian Orthographic Form of 1943 restricted initial capitalization to religious holidays.pt 1943 Rio de Janeiro Formulário Ortográfico de 1943 Orthographic Form of 1943 Emprêgo das iniciais maiúsculas Employment of uppercase initials XVI https://pt.wikisource.org/wiki/Formulário_Ortográfico_de_1943#XPARÔNIMOS_E_VOCÁBULOS_DE_GRAFIA_DUPLA. Os nomes das festas pagãs ou populares escrevem-se com inicial minúscula: pt carnaval, pt entrudo, pt saturnais, etc. Other senses, notably referring to carnival celebrations, are spelled as uncapitalized pt carnaval, which see. Related terms pt carnavalesco References Further reading