Editing Carnival (section)

=====Salvador, Bahia=====
{{Main|Bahian Carnival}}
[[Salvador, Bahia|Salvador]] has large Carnival celebrations, including the [[Axé]], a typical Bahia music. A truck with giant speakers and a platform, where musicians play songs of local genres such as Axé, [[samba-reggae]], and [[Arrocha]], drives through town with a crowd following while dancing and singing. It was originally staged by two Salvador musicians, Dodo & Osmar, in the 1950s. After the [[Salvador, Bahia#Carnival|Salvador Carnival]], [[Porto Seguro]] continues the celebration.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Micareta: Celebrations outside of carnival {{!}} Aventura do Brasil |url=https://www.aventuradobrasil.com/blog/what-is-micareta/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=www.aventuradobrasil.com}}</ref>

Three circuits make up the festival. Campo Grande is the longest and most traditional. Barra-Ondina is the most famous, on the seaside of Pelourinho and the beaches Barra and Ondina.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.carnaval.salvador.ba.gov.br/2013/capa/pagina.php?id=61|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606070943/http://www.carnaval.salvador.ba.gov.br/2013/capa/pagina.php?id=61|url-status=dead|title=Carnaval.salvador.ba.gov.br|archive-date=6 June 2013}}</ref>

International singers like [[David Guetta]], [[will.i.am]], [[Psy]], and [[Bob Sinclar]] have performed in Salvador.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://g1.globo.com/bahia/carnaval/2013/noticia/2013/02/psy-claudia-leitte-e-sabrina-sato-dancam-no-fim-do-circuito-dodo.html| title=G1 – Psy, Claudia Leitte e Sabrina Sato dançam juntos em Salvador – notícias em Carnaval 2013 na Bahia| work=Carnaval 2013 na Bahia| access-date=13 February 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130212015802/http://g1.globo.com/bahia/carnaval/2013/noticia/2013/02/psy-claudia-leitte-e-sabrina-sato-dancam-no-fim-do-circuito-dodo.html| archive-date=12 February 2013| url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Ivete Sangalo]], [[Claudia Leitte]], [[Daniela Mercury]], [[Margareth Menezes]], [[Chiclete com Banana]], and [[Banda Eva]] are some traditional attractions. The party officially lasts six days, but may go on for longer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bandahabeascopos.com.br/programacao.html |title=BANDA HABEAS COPOS – CARNAVAL 2014 |work=bandahabeascopos.com.br |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713045505/http://www.bandahabeascopos.com.br/programacao.html |archive-date=13 July 2012 }}</ref>