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Revellers celebrated till dawn on the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome

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Revelers of the Academicos do Grande Rio samba school performs atop a float at the Sambadrome.VANDERLEI ALMEIDA

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Revelers of Uniao da Ilha samba school perform at the Sambadrome during the second night of carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Uniao da Ilha lost fancy dresses and floats in a fire that took place three weeks ago.VANDERLEI ALMEIDA

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Brazilian singer Roberto Carlos waves from atop a float of the samba school Beija Flor on the Sambadrome.ANTONIO SCORZA

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Revelers of the Grande Rio samba school participate in the second night of the annual Carnival parade.SERGIO MORAES

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Revelers of the Mocidade Independiente samba school participate in the second night of the annual Carnival.SERGIO MORAES

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Drum Queen Cris Vianna of the Grande Rio samba school participates in the second night of the annual Carnival parade.RICARDO MORAES

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A reveler of the Porto da Pedra samba school is suspended from a balloon during the second night of the annual Carnival parade.UESLEI MARCELINO

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A performer leaves the Sambadrome at the end of carnival celebrations in Rio de Janeiro.Rodrigo Abd

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Performers leave the Sambadrome at the end of carnival celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Rodrigo Abd

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