▁Category : 1 9 8 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁women ▁cr ick eters ▁Category : N or thern ▁District s ▁Spirit ▁cr ick eters <0x0A> </s> ▁Bah ian ▁Car n ival ▁() ▁is ▁the ▁annual ▁car n ival ▁festival ▁celebrated ▁in ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁state ▁of ▁Bah ia , ▁mainly ▁in ▁its ▁capital , ▁Salvador . ▁The ▁event ▁last s ▁officially ▁for ▁six ▁full ▁days : ▁it ▁starts ▁on ▁a ▁Th urs day , ▁then ▁follows ▁the ▁usual ▁five ▁days ▁of ▁car n ival ▁( from ▁Friday ▁to ▁Wed nes day ▁at ▁no on ). ▁The ▁term ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁compr ise ▁related ▁events ▁that ▁happen ▁immediately ▁before ▁or ▁after ▁the ▁car n ival ▁in ▁Bah ia . ▁Therefore , ▁extending ▁the ▁duration ▁for ▁up ▁to ▁twelve ▁days . ▁ ▁The ▁festival ▁happens ▁simultaneously ▁in ▁many ▁sites , ▁being ▁the ▁most ▁famous ▁the ▁Cam po ▁Grande ▁track ▁( in ▁the ▁upper ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁city ), ▁Bar ra - O nd ina ▁track ▁( by ▁the ▁shore ), ▁and ▁Pel our inho ▁( the ▁historical ▁neighborhood ). ▁It ▁features ▁many ▁different ▁rh yth ms ▁and ▁has ▁performances ▁of ▁several ▁music ▁groups . ▁The ▁most ▁traditional ▁present ations ▁are ▁the ▁tri o ▁el étr ico ▁par ades , ▁and ▁Af ro ▁blocks ▁present ations . ▁Est im ations ▁state ▁that ▁approximately ▁ 2 . 5 ▁million ▁people ▁( be ing ▁ 1 . 5 ▁million ▁tour ists ) ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁festiv ities