In Rio de Janeiro, tens of thousands of spectators jammed into the Sambadrome to watch the spectacle of samba-school floats, dancers, and extravagant costumes during Carnival. Even more people 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 São Paulo, Brazil, during Carnival 2019.
Carnival 2019 in Brazil
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Read moreQueen of Percussion Raissa Machado of Viradouro performs during the parade at 2019 Brazilian Carnival at Sapucai Sambadrome on March 3, 2019, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. #
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Read moreMembers of the Grande Rio samba school perform during the first night of Rio's Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio, early on March 4, 2019. #
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Read morePerformers from the Salgueiro samba-school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio on March 4, 2019. #
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Read moreA reveler from the Salgueiro samba school performs during the first night of the Carnival parade in Rio. #
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Read morePeople take part in the Bloco da Lama, a mud Carnival party, in Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 2, 2019. Bloco da Lama started in 1986 with teenagers playing with mud, and became a traditional event in the historical city of Paraty. #
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Read moreRevelers wearing Pterodactyl costumes take part in the Bloco da Lama in Paraty on March 2, 2019. #
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Read morePeople perform during the Ceu na Terra, or Heaven on Earth, street party in Rio de Janeiro on March 2, 2019. #
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Read moreA man helps a youth with his animal costume as they prepare for the Cordao da Bicharada Carnival celebration in Cameta, Para, Brazil, on March 3, 2019. Carnival in Cameta celebrates the forest, putting animals at the forefront as an ecological manifest in defense of the protection of the Amazon. #
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Read moreA reveler takes part in the Carnival festivities in Brasilia, Brazil, on March 3, 2019. #
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Read moreThe Bloco Tarado Ni Você group, honoring the Brazilian singer Caetano Veloso, paraded through the streets of downtown on March 2, 2019, in São Paulo. #
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Read moreRevelers participate in the Bloco Tarado Ni Você parade in São Paulo on March 2, 2019. #
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Read moreEnding the second day of the São Paulo Samba Schools Parade in the Sambodromo do Anhembi #
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Read moreA member of the Pena de Pavao de Krishna traditional Carnival group, which celebrates Indian deities, performs in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on March 3, 2019. #
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Read moreMembers of the Grande Rio samba school perform during the first night of Rio's Carnival at the Sambadrome on March 4, 2019. #
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Read moreA member of the Salgueiro samba school, photographed at the Sambadrome on March 4, 2019. #
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Read moreA member of the Viradouro samba school performs in Rio on March 3, 2019. #
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Read moreA member of the Academicos do Tatuape samba school performs during the first night of Carnival in São Paulo on March 2, 2019. #
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Read morePerformers from the Salgueiro samba school parade in Rio de Janeiro on March 4, 2019. #
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Read moreA performer from the Viradouro samba school parades on a float at the Sambadrome in Rio on March 3, 2019. #
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Read moreMembers of the Viradouro samba school parade at the Sambadrome on March 3, 2019. #
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Read morePerformers from the Imperio Serrano samba school pass by during Carnival celebrations in Rio on March 3, 2019. #
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Read moreA performer from the Academicos do Grande Rio samba school dances in Rio on March 4, 2019. #
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Read moreA reveler from the Gavioes da Fiel samba school performs on a float, during the second night of Carnival in São Paulo, on March 3, 2019. #
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Read moreMembers of the Rosas de Ouro samba school parade in São Paulo, at the city's Sambadrome, on March 3, 2019. #
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Read moreA performer dances during the Salgueiro performance in Rio on March 3, 2019. #
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Read moreA view of the Imperio de Casa Verde samba-school float during the first night of Carnival in São Paulo's Sambadrome, on March 1, 2019. #
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Read moreA performer dances during the Salgueiro performance at the Rio Sambadrome on March 3, 2019. #
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Read moreA performer from the Viradouro samba school parades on a float in Rio on March 3, 2019. #
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Read morePerformers from the Viradouro samba school parade in Rio de Janeiro on March 3, 2019. #
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Read moreA member of the Grande Rio samba school performs during the first night of Rio's Carnival at the Sambadrome on March 4, 2019. #
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