The carnivals, from Rio to OlindaBrazil's carnivals are the most famous in the world Vladimira Dvorakova / age fotostock;
Brazilians are, needless to say, mad about football, and love to party into the early hours. Brazil, the largest territory in South America, has been inhabited for over 500 years now and today's locals go out of their way to keep ancient traditions very much alive. One of these traditions include Capoeira, the candomblé ritual, which is a national sport in Brazil.