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
Maracanã River (Rio de Janeiro) Maracanã River (Rio de Janeiro) The Maracanã River of Rio de Janeiro ( ), which means parrot-like in Tupi–Guarani, is a river located in Rio de Janeiro state in southeastern Brazil. The Maracanã River flows, now canalized, eastwards through the northern districts and neighbourhoods of the city of Rio de Janeiro to its mouth at the Canal do Mangue, that eventually flows into Guanabara Bay. The "Estádio do Maracanã", one of the largest football stadiums in the world, was named after the Maracanã River. The nearby and smaller "Ginásio do Maracanãzinho" indoor arena is a derivative name, "Maracanãzinho" meaning Little