clued from theTrent.co In Rio de Janeiro, more
than 72,000 spectators jammed into the Sambodrome to watch the spectacle
of samba school floats, dancers, and extravagant costumes during
Carnival. Even more people -- millions of locals and visitors -- took
part in the many "blocos," or street parties, dancing and drinking into
the wee hours of the night. Collected here are images from Rio and Sao
Paulo, Brazil, as Carnival 2013 comes to a close. - Culled from The
Atlantic A
reveler from the Vila Isabel samba school participates in the annual
Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome, on February 12, 2013.
(Photo Credit: Reuters/Sergio Moraes)
A
man paints a Carnival float sculpture at the Grande Rio Samba school in
Rio de Janeiro, on January 22, 2013. It's from warehouses like this one
that Rio's over-the-top glitz-and-glam Carnival parades emerge. The
internationally renowned competition between 12 elite samba groups
dazzles more than a billion spectators in person and on TV for two days,
but it takes nearly a year and hundreds of workers, many of them
volunteers, to pull each one together. (Photo Credit: AP/Felipe Dana)
Revelers
pack the streets during the "Cordao da Bola Preta" street carnival
parade in Rio de Janeiro, on February 9, 2013. According to Rio's
tourism office, Rio's street Carnival this year will consist of 492
block parties, attended by an estimated five million Carnival
enthusiasts. (Photo Credit: AP/Felipe Dana)
The
mythical jester figure who reigns over Carnival, King Momo, is
represented by the the crowned and costumed Milton Rodrigues Junior who
arrives for the official kick-off ceremony flashing a thumbs-up, in Rio
de Janeiro, on February 8, 2013. (Photo Credit: AP/Felipe Dana)
A
performer from the Sao Clemente samba school sits as she waits before
Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, on February 11, 2013. (AP
Photo/Felipe Dana)
In
this photo taken Tuesday, February 5, 2013, samba dancer and call
center supervisor Diana Prado talks with a co-worker, in Rio de Janeiro.
Although her hectic schedule of pre-Carnival preparations often
requires her to apply her extravagant glitter stage makeup in the office
bathroom, Prado insists being a samba dancer, or "passista," in
Portuguese, doesn't undermine her authority with the 15 telemarketers
she supervises. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Samba
dancer Diana Prado, right, in costume as she prepares for a carnival
parade at central station in Rio de Janeiro. Though passistas are
unquestionably the star attractions of the world's most iconic Carnival
celebrations, they're not on the payroll of the samba school they
represent. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Passista
Diana Prado performs in a carnival parade at central station in Rio de
Janeiro. A call center supervisor by day the 27-year-old's double life
is split down the middle, between the glitz and glam, feathers and body
paint of Carnival and the workaday office reality of head-sets and
cubicles. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Performers
from the Inocentes de Belford Roxo samba school parade on a float
during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio, on February 10,
2013. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Performers
from the Unidos da Tijuca samba school parade during carnival
celebrations at the Sambadrome, on February 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Felipe
Dana)
Performers
from the Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel samba school parade in
Rio, on February 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
A
performer from the Academicos do Salgueiro samba school during carnival
celebrations at the Sambadrome, on February 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Felipe
Dana)
A dragon rises behind a performer from the Beija Flor samba school in Rio, on February 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Performers from the Unidos de Vila Isabel samba school parade at the Sambadrome, on February 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Revelers from the Beija Flor samba school, in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome, on February 11, 2013. (Reuters/Ricardo Moraes)
A
dancer from the Uniao da Ilhia samba school performs during the first
night of Carnival in Rio, on February 11, 2013. (Christophe
Simon/AFP/Getty Images)
A masked performers from the Uniao da Ilha do Governador samba school, in Rio, on February 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
A
member of the Inocentes de Belford-Roxo samba school performs atop a
float during the first night of Carnival in Rio, on February 10, 2013.
(Vanderlei Almeida/AFP/Getty Images)
The Salgueiro samba school participates in the annual Carnival parade in Rio, on February 10, 2013. (Reuters/Pilar Olivares)
Revelers
from the Vila Isabel samba school participate in the Carnival parade in
Rio, on February 12, 2013. (Reuters/Ricardo Moraes)
A
woman poses for photos before participating in Carnival celebrations at
the Sambadrome, on February 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
A
performer from the Sao Clemente samba school is tossed in the air in
the Sambadrome, on February 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Performers from the Academicos do Salgueiro samba school parade on a float in Rio, on February 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Members of the Mangueira samba school, during carnival celebrations in Rio, on February 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
A performer from the Beija Flor samba school, at the Sambadrome, on February 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Performers
from the Inocentes de Belford Roxo samba school, on a float in the
Sambadrome in Rio, on February 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
A
float from the Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel samba school in
Rio's Sambadrome, on February 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Revelers
of the Inocentes de Belford-Roxo samba school, in the Sambadrome, on
February 10, 2013. Inocentes paid tribute to the 50th aniversary of
South Korean immigration to Brazil. (Antonio Scorza/AFP/Getty Images)
A
reveler from the Mocidade Alegre Samba School takes part in a carnival
at Anhembi Sambadrome, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on February 10, 2013.
(Reuters/Nacho Doce)
A
performer from the Mangueira samba school, during carnival celebrations
in Rio de Janeiro, on February 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
A
dancer from the Nene da Vila Matilde samba school during a carnival
parade in Sao Paulo, on February 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
A
performer from the Academicos do Grande Rio samba school, in the
Sambadrome in Rio, on February 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
A
member of Academicos do Tatuape samba school, before the first night of
carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on February 8,
2013. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images)
A performer from the Unidos de Vila Isabel samba school during Carnival in Rio, on February 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Performers from the Academicos do Grande Rio samba school, in Rio's Sambadrome, on February 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Drum
Queen Camila Silva of the Mocidade Independente samba school, on the
first night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's
Sambadrome, on February 11, 2013. (Reuters/Pilar Olivares)
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