Dancers of Imperatriz samba school perform during the Carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
![Dancers of Imperatriz samba school perform during the Carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.](/photo-blog/carnival-imperatriz-samba-school.jpg)
A samba school dancer performs during the Carnival Access Group parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
![A samba school dancer performs during the Carnival Access Group parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.](/photo-blog/carnival-dancer-sambadrome.jpg)
The drums section of Mocidade samba school performs during the Carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
![The drums section of Mocidade samba school performs during the Carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.](/photo-blog/carnival-bateria-parade.jpg)
A samba school dancer performs during the Carnival Access Group parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
![A samba school dancer performs during the Carnival Access Group parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.](/photo-blog/carnival-sambadrome-rio-de-janeiro-brazil.jpg)
Dancers of Mocidade samba school perform during the Carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
![Dancers of Mocidade samba school perform during the Carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.](/photo-blog/carnival-brazil-mocidade-samba-school.jpg)
Dancers of Mocidade samba school perform during the Carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
![Dancers of Mocidade samba school perform during the Carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.](/photo-blog/carnival-mocidade-samba-school-parade.jpg)
A samba school dancer performs during the Carnival Access Group parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
![A samba school dancer performs during the Carnival Access Group parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.](/photo-blog/carnival-brazil-rio-de-janeiro.jpg)
Carnival motion
Sambadrome, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – February 2012
The Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, considered the biggest carnival in the world, is a colorful, four day celebration, taking place every year forty days before Easter. The Samba school parades, featuring thousands of dancers, imaginative costumes and elaborate floats, are held on the Sambadrome, a purpose-built stadium in downtown Rio. According to costumes, flow, theme, band music quality and performance, a single school is declared the winner of the competition.
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