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Carnaval in Olinda vs. Diamantina vs. Ouro Preto: where the party is still locals, not tourists

Rio charges USD 360 a night in February. Salvador packs 2.5 million people into Barra-Ondina. Searches for "Carnaval beyond Rio and Salvador" have grown 80% over the last three seasons, and three cities have absorbed that flow: Olinda, Diamantina, and Ouro Preto. Each is a different Carnaval. Here's the real cross-section of price, intensity, crowd, and what each one delivers.

Curadoria Voyspark · May 09