The colourful spectacle of Carnival in Rio
Brazilian celebrity Sabrina Sato of Vila Isabel samba school performs during their carnival parade at Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil.Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP / Getty Images
Revelers of the Viradouro samba school perform during a carnaval parade at the Sambodrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Carnival began friday and runs until tuesday, Feb. 17.Christophe Simon/AFP / Getty Images
Revelers of the Grande Rio samba school perform during the first day of carnival parade at the Sambodrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil .Vanderlei Almeida/AFP / Getty Images
Revellers from the Grande Rio samba school participate in the annual carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome.Ricardo Morales/Reuters
Revelers of the Grande Rio samba school perform during the first day of carnival parade at the Sambodrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP / Getty Images
Performers from the Vila Isabel samba school parade during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Felipe Dana/The Associated Press
Performers from the Vila Isabel samba school parade during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Leo Correa/The Associated Press
Revelers of the Salgueiro samba school perform during the first day of carnival parade at the Sambodrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Christophe Simon/AFP / Getty Images
Revelers of the Grande Rio samba school perform during the first day of carnival parade at the Sambodrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil .Vanderlei Almeida/AFP / Getty Images
Revelers of the Grande Rio samba school perform during the first day of carnival parade at the Sambodrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP / Getty Images