Lent excess before Lent begins. Some of the most famous are the Carnival of Barranquilla, the Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the Carnival of Venice, Cologne Carnival, the New Orleans Mardi Gras, the Rio de Janeiro carnival, and the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival. The day immediately preceding Lent is variously called Mardi Gras ("Fat Tuesday"), Pancake Tuesday, or Shrove Tuesday. Sometimes, it is the peak of the pre-Lenten festival, while sometimes it is largely occupied with preparations for Lent. The observances vary from culture to culture, and even from town to town. Originally, in Lebanon and Syria, the last Thursday
Public Archive for the State of Rio de Janeiro its parts and installed itself in the old CEDAE building in 1995 on the Rua Riachuelo in Rio de Janeiro. Finally, in 1998, the APERJ was transferred to a building on the Praia de Botafogo in Rio de Janeiro, where it is still located today. Public Archive for the State of Rio de Janeiro The Public Archive of the State of Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese: "Arquivo Público do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (APERJ)"), is an agency of the Government of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil that is responsible for archiving for the state administration. APERJ is an