Shrove Tuesday and parts of the Commonwealth, Shrove Tuesday is also known as "Pancake Day" as it is a common custom to eat pancakes as a meal. Elsewhere, the day has also been called "Fat Tuesday" or "Mardi Gras". In Germany, the day is known as Fastnachtsdienstag, Faschingsdienstag, Karnevalsdienstag or Veilchendienstag (the last of which translates to violet [the flower] Tuesday), and celebrated with fancy dress and partial school holiday. Similarly, in German American areas such as Pennsylvania Dutch Country, it is known as Fastnacht Day. In the Netherlands, it is known as "vastenavond", or in Limburgish dialect "vastelaovond", though the word
Teatro Carlos Gomes (Rio de Janeiro) Teatro Carlos Gomes (Rio de Janeiro) Teatro Carlos Gomes is a theatre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was established in 1868 in the Hotel Richelieu. Teatro Carlos Gomes is a theater located in , in the center of the city of Rio de Janeiro. It is one of the most traditional theaters in the country. Its primitive facilities were inaugurated in 1872, when it was called Theater Franc-Brésiliene, later denominated like Theater Santana and, finally, with the current denomination. Throughout its history, these facilities were devastated by three large fires. Currently has a capacity for an audience of 760