Over the past two nights in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, thousands of spectators jammed into Sambadromes to watch the annual spectacle of samba-school floats, dancers, and extravagant costumes during Carnival. Over the past couple of weeks, even more people took part in the many blocos, or street parties, dancing and drinking into the wee hours of the night. Collected below are images of Carnival 2020 festivities in Brazil.
Carnival 2020 in Brazil
- Alan Taylor
- February 25, 2020
- 29 Photos
- In Focus
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A member of the Grande Rio samba school performs during the first night of Rio's carnival parades at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 23, 2020. #
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Academicos do Cubango during the samba-school parades held at the Sambadrome, for Carnival, in Rio de Janeiro, on February 22, 2020. #
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Members of Beija Flor samba school perform during the second night of Rio's 2020 Carnival parades at the Sambadrome. #
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Members of the Salgueiro samba school perform at the Sambadrome in Rio on February 24, 2020. #
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Revelers take part in the annual block party known as "Casa Comigo" (Marry Me), during carnival festivities in São Paulo, Brazil, on February 15, 2020. #
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People dance during the Carnival block party “Unidos do Swing” in São Paulo, on February 24, 2020. #
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“Queen of Percussion” Savia David of the Unidos de Vila Maria Samba School performs during the parade at Anhembi Sambadrome in São Paulo on February 22, 2020. #
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A member of Estação Primeira de Mangueira samba school performs during the first night of Rio's 2020 Carnival parades. #
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A person dressed in a Spider-Man costume strikes a pose at the “Ceu na Terra,” or Heaven on Earth, street party in Rio de Janeiro, on February 22, 2020. #
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A reveler puts mud on a woman’s head during the “Bloco da Lama,” a mud Carnival party, in Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, on February 22, 2020. #
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Revelers participate in the Amigos da Onca street party in Rio on February 22, 2020. #
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A general view shows a float of the União da Ilha samba school during the first night of Rio's Carnival parades. #
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A Carnival princess performs at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, on February 23, 2020. #
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Performers from the Salgueiro samba school parade at the Sambadrome in Rio on February 25, 2020. #
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Members of the Tom Maior Samba School perform on top of a float during the parade at Anhembi Sambadrome in São Paulo on February 21, 2020. #
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A dancer from the Rosas de Ouro samba school performs during a Carnival parade in São Paulo on February 23, 2020. #
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A reveler in a costume poses for the picture at the "Ceu na Terra" or Heaven on Earth street party in Rio de Janeiro on February 22, 2020. #
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A performer from the Grande Rio samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio on February 24, 2020. #
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Members of the Viradouro samba school perform during the first night of Rio's carnival parade. #
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Performers from the União da Ilha samba school parade on a float at the Sambadrome in Rio on February 24, 2020. #
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Members of the Estácio de Sá samba school perform during the first night of Carnival parades in Rio. #
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A member of São Clemente samba school takes a selfie before the start of the second night of the Carnival parades in Rio. #
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Members of Vila Isabel samba school perform during the last night of Rio's Carnival parades. #
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Revelers from the Paraíso do Tuiuti samba school perform during the first night of the Carnival parades at the Sambadrome in Rio on February 24, 2020. #
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Members of Portela samba school perform at the Sapucaí Sambadrome on February 23, 2020, in Rio de Janeiro. #
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A member of the Viradouro samba school dances at the Sambadrome in Rio on February 23, 2020. #
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Members of the Unidos do Viradouro samba school perform during the first night of Carnival parades at the Sambadrome in Rio on February 23, 2020. #
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A reveler of the Paraíso do Tuiuti samba school performs in Rio on February 24, 2020. #
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A member of São Clemente samba school dances during the second night of Rio's 2020 Carnival parades. #
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