Rio de Janeiro — A member of the samba school Grande Rio performs on the second day of parades at the Sambodrome during the Carnaval of Rio de Janeiro.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: ANTONIO LACERDA / EPA
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Rio de Janeiro — Performers from the Grande Rio samba school entertain some of the nearly 100,000 paying spectators who turned out for the all-night spectacle at the Sambadrome.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Felipe Dana / Associated Press
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Rio de Janeiro — Performers from Grande Rio samba school are decked out in feathers and beads.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: FERNANDO BIZERRA JR / EPA
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Rio de Janeiro — A performer puts on an act in front of a frightening display at the Sambadrome.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Felipe Dana / Associated Press
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Rio de Janeiro — A dancer spreads his wings on a float during Carnaval celebrations at the Sambadrome.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Victor R. Caivano / Associated Press
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Rio de Janeiro — Dancers create a sea of color and texture during the celebration.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Victor R. Caivano / Associated Press
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Rio de Janeiro — A dancer from the Grande Rio samba school is dressed in a rainbow of feathers.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: ANTONIO LACERDA / EPA
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Rio de Janeiro — A float puts together a dancer in red and a monster in blue.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Felipe Dana / Associated Press
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Rio de Janeiro — A dancer from the Mocidade samba school gyrates at the Sambadrome.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Felipe Dana / Associated Press
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Rio de Janeiro — The Unidos de Vila Isabel samba school float passes before reviewing stands at the Sambadrome.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: ANTONIO LACERDA / EPA
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Rio de Janeiro — A member of the Vila Isabel samba school sees the world in black and white.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: FERNANDO BIZERRA JR / EPA
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Rio de Janeiro — A Beija Flor samba school member performs on a float featuring an oversized bust of a man at the Sambadrome.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: VANDERLEI ALMEIDA / AFP / Getty Images
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Rio de Janeiro — Members of the Unidos de Vila Isabel samba school perform.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: ANTONIO LACERDA / EPA
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Rio de Janeiro — Dancers of Beija Flor samba school twirl and sway in unison on the Carnaval parade route.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Felipe Dana / Associated Press
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Rio de Janeiro — A member of the Beija Flor samba school parades in feathers and facepaint.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Silvia Izquierdo / Associated Press
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Rio de Janeiro — A reveler from the Beija Flor samba school.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: ANTONIO SCORZA / AFP / Getty Images
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Rio de Janeiro — The Beija Flor samba school float rolls down the parade route.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: VANDERLEI ALMEIDA / AFP / Getty Images
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Rio de Janeiro — A dancer from the Beija Flor samba school.
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Rio de Janeiro — Dancers from the Vila Isabel samba school.
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Rio de Janeiro — A dancer from the Porto da Pedra samba school.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Felipe Dana / Associated Press
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Rio de Janeiro — The Unidos da Vila Isabel samba school takes its turn in the Sambadrome spotlight.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Victor R. Caivano / Associated Press
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