it is also popular among the amerindian community in brazil but generally, all are welcome to participate no matter what group is hosting.   while not enjoying the same popularity as other genres like funk carioca, jongo is still a significant form of celebrating music in rio. jongo is played very often during public ceremonies in celebration of catholic saints or deities of afro-brazilian religions, especially during the festas juninas lasting the whole month of june, and during the festa do divino, lasting a week 50 days after easter.