Shrove Tuesday is the Brazilian Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, while the Venetians celebrate carnival with a masquerade. The use of the term "carnival" in other contexts derives from here. In Spain, the Carnival Tuesday is named "día de la tortilla" ("omelette day"): an omelette made with some sausage or pork fat is eaten. On the Portuguese island of Madeira, they eat "malasadas" on Terça-feira Gorda (Fat Tuesday in English) which is also the last day of the Carnival of Madeira. Malasadas were cooked in order to use up all the lard and sugar in the house, in preparation for Lent. This
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