Festivals
Brazil +
Whilst Carnival in Rio is known for the flamboyant floats of its numerous Samba Schools and is often frequented by tourists, arguably Salvador is the Carnival of choice for Brazilians.
Honduras +
The Holy Week of Easter (Semana Santa) is a spiritual time of the year for the predominantly Catholic population of Honduras resulting in a full week of parades, masses, traditional events, re-enactments and ceremonies.
Jamaica +
Reggae Sumfest, held during the third week of July in Montego Bay, Jamaica’s second largest city, has earned a reputation as the biggest music festival in Jamaica and the Caribbean and one the world’s leading reggae and dancehall music festivals.
COUNTRY COUNTER
Fast Facts on countries the CENTUM+ team have explored so far ...
Albania
Tirana
28,748 (SQ KM)
Albanian
Andorra
Andorra La Vella
468 (SQ KM)
Catalan
Antigua and Barbuda
Saint John's
441 (SQ KM)
English
Argentina
Buenos Aires
2,766,890 (SQ KM)
Spanish
Armenia
Yerevan
29,800 (SQ KM)
Armenian, Russian
Australia
Canberra
7,686,850 (SQ KM)
English
Austria
Vienna
83,858 (SQ KM)
German
Azerbaijan
Baku
86,600 (SQ KM)
Azerbaijani (Azeri), Russian, Armenian
Bahrain
Manama
665 (SQ KM)
Arabic
Bangladesh
Dhaka
144,000 (SQ KM)
Bengali
Belarus
Minsk
207,600 (SQ KM)
Belarusian
Belgium
Brussels
30,510 (SQ KM)
Dutch, French, German
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo
51,129 (SQ KM)
Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Botswana
Gaborone
600,370 (SQ KM)
English
Brazil
Brasilia
8,511,965 (SQ KM)
Portuguese
Bulgaria
Sofia
110,910 (SQ KM)
Bulgarian
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
181,040 (SQ KM)
Khmer
Canada
Ottawa
9,984,670 (SQ KM)
English, French
Chile
Santiago
756,950 (SQ KM)
Spanish
China
Beijing
9,596,960 (SQ KM)
Mandarin Chinese