eventually the portuguese nobility in rio de janeiro came to hold their own take on the festivities, featuring elements mimicked from the european aristocracy.

by the 19th century, the 'entrudo' was still very popular in rio de janeiro - yet, the habit of getting people dirty and soaked associated with the diversion was frowned upon by the social elites.

as a result, in an attempt to distance themselves from the general populace, upper classes in rio looked into other tendencies imported from europe, like the portuguese did before the independence, and so they started masked parades, in venetian style.