Whoever is preparing for Carnival 2020 can use technology to serve the revelry. Applications for Android phones and iPhone (iOS) make life easier for folies and also for those who prefer to enjoy the season in a more reserved way, to rest. There are options to discover the closest street carnival block, decorate marchinhas and even find one crush.
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There are also apps that can help people who are traveling and have no one to leave the dog with or want to escape the revelry without facing crowded public transport. Next, the dnetc prepared a list with eight useful applications to use during the most popular party in Brazil and to enjoy the Carnival 2020 season as best as possible.
Carnival 2020: check out eight useful apps at the time of revelry Photo: Pixabay
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Carnival Blocks 2020 SP and RJ: CarnaBlocos brings a list of the parades and still helps with the flirting time Photo: Marvin Costa / dnetc
CarnaBlocos is an application that brings the complete programming of street blocks for Carnival 2020 in RJ and SP. Folies can filter the search for the booklets by musical genre, neighborhood, estimated audience and many other detailed criteria. The app also allows you to create a personalized block schedule and share it with friends.
Single folies will like CarnaBlocos even more. That's because it offers a feature called CarnaCrush, which works similarly to Tinder and allows you to find a pair before the parades. To find people, I need to confirm presence in the blocks. That done, the app will provide indications of other folies that will be at the parade. The flirtation started before the day of the Carnival block.
DogHero lets you find people to host your dog during Carnival 2020 Photo: Marvin Costa / dnetc
Are you going to travel during Carnival 2020 and have no one to leave your dog with? With the DogHero app, you can find people to host your pet. All hosts undergo rigorous testing and have professional experience with dogs, allowing you to be carefree about the safety of your four-legged friend.
In addition, the app allows you to follow the daily cooking activity routine through videos and photos that DogHero's caregivers share with owners. All services on the platform have coverage of up to R $ 5,000, which covers veterinary expenses, exams and medications.
Mobills financial manager helps control expenses and can be useful during Carnival 2020 Photo: Helito Beggiora / dnetc
With so many parties and trips that take place during the Carnival 2020 period, it is natural that spending will increase. To keep your budget out of control, manage your financial activities from the Mobills app. With a pleasant and intuitive interface, the tool allows the user to post revenue, expenses, add bank accounts and control credit card invoices. With this data in mind, the app makes a complete analysis of the capital flow and brings other relevant statistics.
Uber alternative for those who want to escape the crowded public transport on Carnival 2020 days Photo: Carolina Ochsendorf / dnetc
During Carnival in large cities, public transport is crowded with people traveling from one block to another on buses, trains and subways. If you don't like the party atmosphere so much and want to arrive at your destination with more tranquility and comfort, a solution is to resort to Uber.
The price of the races usually goes up on holiday days, but users of the Uber Rewards loyalty program have the possibility to escape the dynamic fare, defining a favorite route to use the feature. In addition, anyone can share the price of the trip with friends through the transport app itself, which helps to reduce costs during Carnival 2020.
Happn helps you find people who passed by you at the 2020 Carnival blocks Photo: Divulgao / Happn
Happn is a relationship app that allows you to find the people you met on the street. Tinder's rival monitors all the user's steps and compares them to the location of other people to generate a list of suitors, which you can either enjoy or dismiss.
When mutual interest occurs, a match, and the chat window open for conversation. The dynamics of Happn's operation make it the ideal app to put you in contact with crush that you saw or with whom you "bumped" in the block and do not even know the name, but would like to know better.
6. Carnival Marchinhas
The Marchinhas de Carnaval app, available only for Android phones, is the best ally of those who want to have the lyrics of carnival songs on the tip of the tongue during the revelry. The collection of the app has 26 titles, including classics like "Mame I want", "Cachaa no gua" and "Give me money". Best of all, the app works offline.
Climatempo allows you to configure rain alerts and can be useful at Carnival 2020 Photo: Caio Bersot / dnetc
The rains never prevented a good folio from enjoying Carnival. Still, it is important to know if it is likely to rain to separate the galoshes and raincoat when dressing up. Therefore, the Climatempo application is an important ally. The tool shows the current weather conditions and the forecast for the next five days, always divided between morning, afternoon and night. It is even possible to configure a rain alert.
Waze helps you get to Carnival blocks faster Photo: Rodrigo Fernandes / dnetc
Do you want to reach the street blocks of Carnaval 2020 on time and enjoy every second of the revelry? So you need to have Waze installed on your phone. The GPS application is based on information sent by users to show the points of congestion and the roads that will be closed during the party period. The tool chooses the best route to the destination and even updates the route in real time.
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