PHOTOS: Revellers take to the streets for Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
TIME : 2016/2/26 16:23:19
A reveller enjoys the "Ceu na Terra", or Heaven on earth, block party during Carnival celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Members of the Academic Rocinha samba school perform during the first day of parades serial access group at Marques de Sapucai Sambadrome .
Drum queen Bianca Leao, from Uniao da Ilha samba school, dances during Carnival parade at the Sambadrome, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Performers from the Estacio de Sa samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Performers from the Estacio de Sa samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
A performer from Estacio de Sa samba school sings as he parades during the Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
A performer from Estacio de Sa samba school points directly at the camera as he parades on a float during the Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Drum queen Luana Bandeira, from Estacio de Sa samba school, dances during the Carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Performers from the Uniao da Ilha samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Performers from the Uniao da Ilha samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Performers from the Estacio de Sa samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
A performer from Estacio de Sa samba school parades during the Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Performers from the Estacio de Sa samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
A performer from Uniao da Ilha samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Performer from the Uniao da Ilha samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Performers from the Uniao da Ilha samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
A performer from the Uniao da Ilha samba school parades on a float during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Performers from Uniao da Ilha samba school parade during the Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
A performer from Uniao da Ilha samba school parades on a float during the Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
A reveller performs at the "Carmelitas" block party during Carnival celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
A patient from the Nise de Silveira mental health institute dances in costume during the institute's carnival parade, called in Portuguese: "Loucura Suburbana," or Suburban Madness, in the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
A patient from the Nise de Silveira mental health institute dances in costume during the institute's carnival parade, called in Portuguese: "Loucura Suburbana," or Suburban Madness, in the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
A reveller strikes a pose during the Banda de Ipanema carnival block party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rio's over-the-top Carnival is the highlight of the year for many local residents. Hundreds of thousands of merrymakers will take to Rio's streets in hundreds of open-air "bloco" parties.
A patient from the Nise de Silveira mental health institute dances in costume during the institute's carnival parade, called in Portuguese: "Loucura Suburbana," or Suburban Madness, in the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Revellers enjoy the "Ceu na Terra", or Heaven on earth, block party during Carnival celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
A reveller performs at the "Ceu na Terra", or Heaven on earth, block party during Carnival celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Revellers perform at the "Ceu na Terra", or Heaven on earth, block party during Carnival celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
A reveller wearing a mask depicting the "The Joker" comic character, attends the "Carmelitas" block party during Carnival celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Revelers perform at the "Carmelitas" block party during Carnival celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Feb. 5, 2016. Rio de Janeiro's over-the-top Carnival is the highlight of the year for many local residents. Hundreds of thousands of merrymakers are taking to the streets in hundreds of open-air "bloco" parties. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
A reveler performs at the "Carmelitas" block party during Carnival celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Feb. 5, 2016. Rio de Janeiro's over-the-top Carnival is the highlight of the year for many local residents. Hundreds of thousands of merrymakers are taking to the streets in hundreds of open-air "bloco" parties. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
A reveler holds up a colored umbrella as she dances at the "Carmelitas" block party during Carnival celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Feb. 5, 2016. Rio de Janeiro's over-the-top Carnival is the highlight of the year for many local residents. Hundreds of thousands of merrymakers are taking to the streets in hundreds of open-air "bloco" parties. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
A reveller performs at the "Carmelitas: block party during Carnival celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
A reveller checks her makeup as she attends the "Carmelitas" block party during Carnival celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
A reveller enjoys the "Carmelitas" block party during Carnival celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The 2016 Carnival King Momo, Wilson Dias da Costa Neto, performs at a ceremony marking the official start of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
A couple kisses during the "Carmelitas" block party, during Carnival celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The 2016 Carnival King Momo, Wilson Dias da Costa Neto, left, holds the key of the city with Rio de Janeiro's Mayor Eduardo Paes, centre, and the Carnival Queen Clara Paixao, right, at a ceremony marking the official start of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Rio de Janeiro's over-the-top Carnival is the highlight of the year for many local residents.
Hundreds of thousands of merrymakers are taking to the streets in hundreds of open-air "bloco" parties.
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