Books: Brazilian Carnaval,
Mardi Gras & Global Carnival

Carnival In Rio (book)
photos by Helmet Teissel

The Brazilian Sound

Carnaval In Brazil

Carnaval
by George Ancona
Carnaval in Olinda

Carnival In Rio
photographs by Helmut Teissl
(includes accompanying CD)
Quite simply, the most beautiful book of
Carnaval photos that we've ever seen

Carnivals, Rogues, and Heroes
by Roberto Damatta

The Brazilian Sound: Samba, Bossa Nova
and the Popular Music of Brazil
by Chris McGowan and Ricardo Pessanha

Includes extensive descriptions of Brazil's Carnival celebrations, including Carnaval in Salvador and Recife, and the escola de samba parades in Rio de Janeiro.

Samba
by Alma Guillermoprieto

A year with Rio's Mangueira samba school and its Carnaval preparations and parade; the author has little knowledge of Brazilian music, but she is gifted at describing the Mangueira milieu and people she meets.
 

Carnival In Europe, Trinidad,
The Caribbean & Latin America

Bacchanal:
The Carnival Culture Of Trinidad
by Peter Mason
 

Carnaval!
Barbara Mauldin
 

Carnival, Canboulay And Calypso:
Traditions In The Making
by John Cowley

The Politics Of Carnival:
Festive Misrule In Medieval England
(Manchester Medieval Studies)
by Chris Humphrey
 

Rituals Of Power & Rebellion:
The Carnival Tradition In
Trinidad & Tobago, 1763-1962
by Hollis Chalkdust

Tonight Is Carnaval
by Arthur Dorros

Mardi Gras In New Orleans

All On A Mardi Gras Day:
Episodes In The History
Of New Orleans Carnival
by Reid Mitchell
 

Cajun Mardi Gras Masks
by Carl Lindahl

Mardi Gras: A Pictorial History
Of Carnival In New Orleans
by Leonard Huber

A Mardi Gras Dictionary
by Beverly Barras Vidrine

Mardi Gras Treasures:
Costume Designs Of The Golden Age
by Henri Schindler

Masking And Madness:
Mardi Gras In New Orleans
by Kerri and Cynthia McAffety

Also See:
Carnaval CDs (Brazil)

Carnival In Rio & The Samba Schools (Book Excerpt)
 

Brazil Book Index