After two years of suspensions and postponements because of the coronavirus pandemic, Carnival celebrations took place again in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro this weekend. Thousands of spectators jammed into Sambadromes once more to watch the spectacle of samba-school floats, dancers, and extravagant costumes. Collected below are images of some of the Carnival 2022 festivities in Brazil.
Carnival Parades Return in Brazil
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![A performer wears heavy makeup, colored contacts, and a large feathery costume during a parade.]()
Read moreA member of Unidos da Tijuca samba school performs during the Special Group Parade on day four of the Rio de Janeiro 2022 Carnival at Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on April 23, 2022. #
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![Costumed dancers perform before an audience seated in stands.]()
Read moreMembers of Mangueira samba school perform at the Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí in Rio on April 22. #
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Read moreA member of Vila Isabel samba school performs during the Special Group Parade on April 23 in Rio de Janeiro. #
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Read moreThe drummer queen Thay Magalhaes of Paraiso do Tuiuti samba school, photographed during the Special Group Parade on day four of the Rio de Janeiro 2022 Carnival #
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Read moreMembers of Unidos da Tijuca samba school perform during the second night of Rio's Carnival parade, on April 24. #
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Read moreMembers of Grande Rio samba school perform during the Special Group Parade on April 24 in Rio de Janeiro. #
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Read moreA performer from the Vila Isabel samba school parades at the Sambadrome in Rio on April 24. #
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![Crowds fill stands on either side of a parade route, as dancers and floats pass by.]()
Read moreMembers of Salgueiro samba school perform at the Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí on April 22. #
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Read moreA performer from the Paraíso do Tuiuti samba school parades at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on April 23. #
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Read moreRevelers from Unidos do Viradouro samba school perform at the Sambadrome in Rio on April 23. #
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![Costumed dancers lift a fellow performer beside a parade float featuring a likeness of a blue-and-white saber-toothed tiger.]()
Read moreMembers of Império de Casa Verde perform during Carnival 2022 celebrations at Anhembi Sambadrome in São Paulo, Brazil, on April 23. #
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Read moreA Member of Império de Casa Verde performs at Anhembi Sambadrome on April 23 in São Paulo. #
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Read moreMembers of Beija-Flor samba school parade on day three of the Rio de Janeiro 2022 Carnival. #
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Read moreMembers of the Salgueiro samba school perform at the Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí in Rio on April 22. #
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![Dancers dressed as ornate food baskets march in a parade.]()
Read moreRevelers of the Mocidade Alegre samba school perform in São Paulo in the early hours of April 24. #
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Read moreA performer from the Paraíso do Tuiuti samba school parades during Carnival celebrations in Rio on April 23. #
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![Several dancers perform while wearing costumes made of mirrored tiles.]()
Read moreMirror-clad members of Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school dance during the Special Group Parade in Rio de Janeiro on April 22. #
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Read moreRevelers from Vila Isabel samba school perform at the Sambadrome in Rio on April 24. #
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![Dancers perform while wearing white dresses, in front of a large gold-and-white float.]()
Read moreMembers of the Portela samba school perform at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on April 23. #
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Read moreRevellers of the Gavioes da Fiel samba school perform during the second night of Carnival in São Paulo. #
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Read moreDrummer queen Bianca Monteiro from Portela samba school performs during the second night of the Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro on April 23. #
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![Costumed performers dance in front of a large float.]()
Read moreMembers of Vila Isabel samba school perform on day four of the Rio de Janeiro 2022 Carnival. #
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Read moreMembers of Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel samba school dance during the Special Group Parade at Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí on April 23 in Rio. #
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Read moreRevelers dance during an unofficial Carnival block party called a "bloco" in Rio de Janeiro on April 21. #
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Read moreA reveler from Gavioes da Fiel samba school performs atop a float at Anhembi Sambadrome in São Paulo, on April 24. #
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Read moreA member of the Aguia de Ouro samba school performs in São Paulo on April 24. #
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![A dancer performs while wearing an ornate black-and-white feathered costume.]()
Read moreMembers of Dragoes da Real perform during the parade of São Paulo Carnival 2022 on April 22. #
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![A dancer holds up their arms during a parade.]()
Read moreA reveler from Vila Isabel samba school performs during the second night of the Carnival parade at the Sambadrome, in Rio de Janeiro on April 24. #
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