Drum players (bateria) of the Orquestra Voadora band perform during the carnival street party in Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
![Drum players (bateria) of the Orquestra Voadora band perform during the carnival street party in Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.](/photo-blog/orquestra-voadora-carnival.jpg)
Brass players of the Orquestra Voadora band perform during the carnival street party in Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
![Brass players of the Orquestra Voadora band perform during the carnival street party in Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.](/photo-blog/orquestra-voadora-carnival-brazil.jpg)
Drum players (bateria) of the Orquestra Voadora band perform during the carnival street party in Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
![Drum players (bateria) of the Orquestra Voadora band perform during the carnival street party in Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.](/photo-blog/orquestra-voadora-carnival-rio-de-janeiro.jpg)
The Orquestra Voadora band performs during the carnival street party in Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
![The Orquestra Voadora band performs during the carnival street party in Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.](/photo-blog/orquestra-voadora-rio-de-janeiro.jpg)
A pregnant woman dances during the Orquestra Voadora band performance in the carnival street party in Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
![A pregnant woman dances during the Orquestra Voadora band performance in the carnival street party in Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.](/photo-blog/pregnant-woman-carnival-rio-brazil.jpg)
Orquestra Voadora
Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – February 2012
Most of the carnival street parties in Rio are organized and run by Blocos. Each Bloco (e.g. Orquestra Voadora) consists of a musical band and a group of partygoers. The Blocos, closely linked to the neighborhoods they come from, start their free-to-join parades early in January and continue throughout the carnival season. Playing usually their own samba song, backed up with a numerous bateria (drum and percussion players), Blocos are considered the beating heart of the Rio Carnival.
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