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Antillean Influences

Events

The Zomercarnaval is a yearly event in Rotterdam and Arnhem that mimics the Carnaval of South- Latin-America and the Cape Verde Islands.

In the cold, Dutch climate Carnival often is held in the Winter. This climate doesn't lend itself for celebrating carnival in the Latin-American and Cape Verde manner. The Summer Carnival offers them an opportunity to still celebrate.

History

Queen Rotterdam 2006

The first edition was on the 4th Augustus 1984 in Rotterdam. In 2005 en 2006 the Rotterdam event attracted around 900.000 visitors. The streetparade with many brass bands and dansers. Brass bands are an authentic Antillean influence. In 2007 the Rotterdam carnival made a coalition * with the Notting_Hill_Carnival for exchange of brass and steel bands. The Arnhem Rio on the Rhine attracted more than 150.000 visitors.

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