Carnaval

Revised Prompt

Vibrant Carnaval celebration, colorful costumes, lively music, and energetic dancing, in the style of Henri Matisse, Frida Kahlo, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, with bold brushstrokes and expressive textures.

The Carnival of Brazil (Portuguese: Carnaval do Brasil, IPA: [kaʁnaˈvaw]) is an annual festival held the Friday afternoon before Ash Wednesday at noon, which marks the beginning of Lent, the forty-day period before Easter.

Carnival is the most popular holiday in Brazil and has become an event of huge proportions. Except for industrial production, retail establishments such as malls, and carnival-related businesses, the country unifies completely for almost a week and festivities are intense, day and night, mainly in coastal cities.