Originally Posted by SandraT
Thanks Guadalupe for your contribution!
Although I know the definition of comparsa and carroza, I would like to find an exact translation in English for both words. So far, I think I will translate as carriage and dancing groups which is not quite the translation because the comparsa specifically is a group of people, dressed in carnival clothes dancing, accompanied by a music band.
The carroza is a high and large carriage with fancy garments and recorded music on, to which people in the carriage, dance. These people also with fancy clothes (sometimes very few and small clothes ;) ).
"We're in the middle of carnivals, carrozas and comparsas now here in Havana"...:D