A reveller from "Sao Clemente" samba school participates in the carnival samba parade at the Sambadrome
Rio Carnival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 16 Feb 2015 (Photo Credit: Xinhua News Agency/REX)
The Rio Samba Parade is very distinct from all other street parades held at some other places in the world.
It started as street festivities with groups of people parading through the streets playing music and dancing. The Carnival parades in Rio developed into something special, a competition between the samba schools. The main competition was originally held downtown. Until the mid-80s, bleachers for the spectators were simply assembled and disassembled every year on Av. Presidente Vargas, one of Rio’s major arteries. Then the main parades were moved to the Sambodromo, specially built for this event.
The preparation for the Samba Parade starts months in advance, as each samba school mobilizes thousands of supporters who will create the various parts of the school’s display.
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Rio Carnival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 17 Feb 2015
The Carnival Parades in Rio de Janeiro are coming to its second Highlight. Today the Premium League or in Portuguese called Grupo Superior debuted and showed its very best. The parades have been developed in something special. This show is broadcast worldwide. Tourists and local are eagerly waiting for this special moment. The almost-naked beauties are part of this unique attraction. Among all of the Schools today are Sao Clemente, Portela, Beija-Flor, Uniao de Ilha, Imperatriz, Unidos da Tijuca and Folia Criativa (Photo Credit: ZUMA/REX)
Rio Carnival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 17 Feb 2015
The Carnival Parades in Rio de Janeiro are coming to its second Highlight. Today the Premium League or in Portuguese called Grupo Superior debuted and showed its very best. The parades have been developed in something special. This show is broadcast worldwide. Tourists and local are eagerly waiting for this special moment. The almost-naked beauties are part of this unique attraction. Among all of the Schools today are Sao Clemente, Portela, Beija-Flor, Uniao de Ilha, Imperatriz, Unidos da Tijuca and Folia Criativa (Photo Credit: ZUMA/REX)
Reveller at the Sambadrome Rio Carnival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 17 Feb 2015 (Photo Credit: Bernadete Lou/REX)
Reveller from the Uniao da Ilha Samba School at the Sambadrome
Rio Carnival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 17 Feb 2015 (Photo Credit: Bernadete Lou/REX)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – FEBRUARY 17: A reveller participates in the carnival samba parade at the Sambadrome on February 17, 2015 in Rio de Janiero, Brazil.
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A dancer performs during the parade on the second performing night of the Special Group of the Rio de Janeiro Carnival, at the Sambadrome
Rio Carnival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 16 Feb 2015 (Photo Credit: Xinhua News Agency/REX)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – FEBRUARY 16: Selminha Sorriso and Claudinho attend the Carnival parade on the Sambodromo during Rio Carnival on February 16, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Roberto Filho/Getty Images)
A reveller from “Sao Clemente” samba school participates in the carnival samba parade at the Sambadrome
Rio Carnival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 16 Feb 2015 (Photo Credit: Xinhua News Agency/REX)
Members of the samba school Portela perform during the parade on the second performing night of the Special Group of the Rio de Janeiro Carnival, at the Sambadrome
Rio Carnival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 16 Feb 2015 (Photo Credit: Agencia EFE/REX )
Revellers participate in the carnival samba parade at the Sambadrome
Rio Carnival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 17 Feb 2015 (Photo Credit: Xinhua News Agency/REX
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – FEBRUARY 16: Unidos da Tijuca participates in the parade on the Sambodromo during Rio Carnival on February 16, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Roberto Filho/Getty Images)
Revellers from the Viradouro samba school participate in the annual carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome, February 15, 2015. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes (BRAZIL – Tags: SOCIETY)
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Unidos da Tijuca samba school drum queen Juliana Alves participates in the annual carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome February 17, 2015. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares (BRAZIL – Tags: SOCIETY)
The Rei Momo, or Carnival King Wilson Neto dances during the handing over of the ceremonial key to the city, at Cidade Palace in Rio de Janeiro February 13, 2015. The event officially kicks off the 2015 carnival week in Rio. (Photo Credit: REUTERS/Sergio Moraes)
Model Marianne Ranieri, the current Miss Butt Portugal, was running late to dance for one of the samba schools in the Sao Paulo Carnival display competition and suffered an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction.
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Revellers from the Mangueira samba school participate in the annual carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome, February 15, 2015. (Photo Credit: REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes)
Revelers from the Unidos da Tijuca samba school participate in the annual carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome February 17, 2015. (Photo REUTERS/Pilar Olivares
A reveller from the Grande Rio samba school participates in the annual carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome, February 16, 2015. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes (BRAZIL – Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY)
A reveller from the Salgueirol samba school participates in the annual carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome, February 16, 2015. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares (BRAZIL – Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY)
Model Marianne Ranieri, the current Miss Butt Portugal, was running late to dance for one of the samba schools in the Sao Paulo Carnival display competition and suffered an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction.
(Photo Credit: Marianne Ranieri/Splash)
Members of the Samba Unidos do Viradouro perform during the first day of the Special Group parade at the Rio de Janeiro sambodrome, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 15 February 2015. EPA/ANTONIO LACERDA
Members of the Samba Unidos do Viradouro perform during the first day of the Special Group parade at the Rio de Janeiro sambodrome, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 15 February 2015. EPA/ANTONIO LACERDA
epa04622340 A member of the Samba Academicos do Salgueiro performs during the carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 15 February 2015. The Rio de Janeiro Samba Schools every one with 4,000 dancers and musicians participate in the carnival. EPA/MARCELO SAYAO
A reveller from the Viradouro samba school participates in the annual carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome, February 15, 2015. (Photo Credit: REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes)
A reveller from the Mangueira samba school participates in the annual carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome, February 15, 2015. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes (BRAZIL – Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY)
Model Marianne Ranieri, the current Miss Butt Portugal, was running late to dance for one of the samba schools in the Sao Paulo Carnival display competition and suffered an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction.
(Photo Credit: Marianne Ranieri/Splash)
Revellers from the Viradouro samba school participate in the annual carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome, February 15, 2015. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes (BRAZIL – Tags: SOCIETY) TEMPLATE OUT
Revellers from the Vila Isabel samba school participate in the annual carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome, February 16, 2015. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes (BRAZIL – Tags: ENTERTAINMENT)
Revellers from the Vila Isabel samba school participate in the annual carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome, February 16, 2015. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes (BRAZIL – Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY)
Members of the Samba Unidos de Vila Isabel perform during the carnival parade in the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 15 February 2015. The Rio de Janeiro Samba Schools celebrated the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro with some 4,000 dancers and musicians. EPA/LUIZ EDUARDO PEREZ
Vila Isabel samba school’s drum queen Sabrina Sato participates in the annual carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome, February 16, 2015. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares (BRAZIL – Tags: SOCIETY)
Model Juliana Paesthe (C) of Viradouro samba school participates in the annual carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome, February 15, 2015. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes (BRAZIL – Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Revellers from the Salgueirol samba school participate in the annual carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome, February 16, 2015. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares (BRAZIL – Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY)
Revellers from the Vila Isabel samba school participate in the annual carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome, February 16, 2015. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes (BRAZIL – Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY) TEMPLATE OUT
A reveller from the Vila Isabel samba school participates in the annual carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome, February 16, 2015. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes (BRAZIL – Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY)
Members of the Samba Grande Rio perform during the carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 15 February 2015. The Rio de Janeiro Samba Schools celebrated the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro withs some 4,000 dancers and musicians. EPA/ANTONIO LACERDA
A reveler from the Uniao da Ilha samba school participates in the annual carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome, February 17, 2015. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes (BRAZIL – Tags: SOCIETY)
Members of the Samba Unidos de Vila Isabel perform during the carnival parade in the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 15 February 2015. The Rio de Janeiro Samba Schools celebrated the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro with some 4,000 dancers and musicians. EPA/LUIZ EDUARDO PEREZ
A reveller from the Viradouro samba school participates in the annual carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome, February 15, 2015. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes (BRAZIL – Tags: SOCIETY)
Members of the samba group Imperatriz Leopoldinense perform on the second day of the parades of the special groups of the Carnival of Rio de Janeiro, at the Sambodromo in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 16 February 2015. (Photo Credit: EPA/Antonio Lacerda)
A reveller from the Salgueirol samba school participates in the annual carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome, February 16, 2015. (Photo Credit: REUTERS/Pilar Olivares )
epa04622356 Members of the Samba Academicos do Salgueiro perform during the carnival parade in the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 15 February 2015. The Rio de Janeiro Samba Schools celebrated the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro with some 4,000 dancers and musicians. EPA/LUIZ EDUARDO PEREZ
A reveller from the Grande Rio samba school participates in the annual carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome, February 16, 2015. (Photo Credit: REUTERS/Sergio Moraes)
A Beija Flor samba school dancer performs at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro. (Felipe Dana/Associated Press)
A patient in costume from the Nise de Silveira mental health institute waits for the start of the institute’s carnival parade, coined in Portuguese: “Loucura Suburbana,” or Suburban Madness, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015. Patients, their relatives and workers from the institute held their parade one day before the official start of Carnival. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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A reveler performs during the Banda de Ipanema carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015. Rio’s over-the-top Carnival is the highlight of the year for many local residents. Hundreds of thousands of merrymakers are beginning to take to the streets in open-air “blocos” parties. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
A girl poses next to a reveller at the entrance of the Glam Gay pre-carnival Ball, in Mangueira samba school in Rio de Janeiro February 11, 2015.The Rio de Janeiro Carnival will be held from February 13 to 17. Picture taken February 11, 2015. (REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes)
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Members of the Uniao da Ilha do Governador samba school perform atop a float at the Sambodrome, during the first night of Rio de Janeiro’s famed carnival parades, in Brazil on February 14, 2010. (Photo Credit: VANDERLEI ALMEIDA/ AFP/ Getty Images)
A Beija Flor samba school performer parades on a float during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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Patients from the Nise de Silveira mental health institute stand in costume before the institute’s carnival parade, coined in Portuguese: “Loucura Suburbana,” or Suburban Madness, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015. Patients, relatives and workers of the institute held their parade one day before the official start of Carnival. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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Revelers of the Vai-Vai samba school perform during the second night of carnival parade at the Anhembi Sambadrome in Sao Paulo, Brazil on February 15, 2015. (AFP PHOTO / NELSON ALMEIDA)
Dancers perform in a street party promoting black pride and encouraging Afro-Brazilian women to flaunt their curls in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015. Sunday’s curl-power celebration in Rio de Janeiro is one of hundreds of street parties that are kicking off in the run-up to Carnival, which starts on Friday. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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I think it’s quite a common site at rio carnival.