Mardi Gras in New Orleans Mardi Gras in New Orleans The holiday of Mardi Gras is celebrated in Southern Louisiana, including the city of New Orleans. Celebrations are concentrated for about two weeks before and through Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday (the start of lent in the Western Christian tradition). Usually there is one major parade each day (weather permitting); many days have several large parades. The largest and most elaborate parades take place the last five days of the Mardi Gras season. In the final week, many events occur throughout New Orleans and surrounding communities, including parades and balls (some of them
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