Gearing up for Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Preparations and pre-celebrations have begun in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil for Carnival. The annual festival runs this year February 13 through February 17.
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- An elderly patient in costume from the Nise de Silveira mental health institute dances during the institute’s carnival parade, coined in Portuguese: “Loucura Suburbana,” or Suburban Madness, in the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015. Patients, their relatives and institute employees held their parade one day before the official start of Carnival. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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- Revelers perform during the ‘Gigantes da Lira’ carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015. Rio’s over-the-top Carnival is the highlight of the year for many local residents. Hundreds of thousands of merrymakers are beginning to take to the streets in open-air “blocos” parties. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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- A patient in costume from the Nise de Silveira mental health institute waits for the start of the institute’s carnival parade, coined in Portuguese: “Loucura Suburbana,” or Suburban Madness, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015. Patients, their relatives and workers from the institute held their parade one day before the official start of Carnival. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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- A patient from the Nise de Silveira mental health institute dances in costume during the institute’s carnival parade, coined in Portuguese: “Loucura Suburbana,” or Suburban Madness, in the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015. Patients, their relatives and workers from the institute held their parade one day before the official start of Carnival. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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- Sprayed foam floats down over a reveler during the My Light is LED ‘bloco’ pre-Carnival street parade on February 12, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Carnival runs this year February 13-17. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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- Beauty contestants stand during the Gay Glam Ball inside the Mangueira samba school on February 11, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Carnival runs this year February 13-17. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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- Dancers perform in a street party promoting black pride and encouraging Afro-Brazilian women to flaunt their curls in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015. Sunday’s curl-power celebration in Rio de Janeiro is one of hundreds of street parties that are kicking off in the run-up to Carnival, which starts on Friday. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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- A reveler poses during the Gay Glam Ball inside the Mangueira samba school on February 11, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Carnival runs this year February 13-17. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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- A beauty contestant peforms during the Gay Glam Ball on a runway for residents of the Mangueira community, or ‘favela’, on February 11, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Carnival runs this year February 13-17. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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- Members of the Uniao da Ilha do Governador samba school work on a float at Samba City in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 11, 2015. The world famous carnival parade will take place in the Sambadrome next February 16 and 17. (Vander El Almeida/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A worker walk past carnival costumes at the Mangueira Samba school in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. Brazil has begun preparing for its pre-Lenten world famous festival that starts on Feb. 13. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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- Stilt-walkers prepare to perform for revelers during the My Light is LED ‘bloco’ pre-Carnival street parade on February 12, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Carnival runs this year February 13-17. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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- A reveler dressed as a clown poses for a photo during the ‘Gigantes da Lira’ carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015. Rio’s over-the-top Carnival is the highlight of the year for many local residents. Hundreds of thousands of merrymakers are beginning to take to the streets in open-air “blocos” parties. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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- A worker paints carnival masks at the Condal factory in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Feb. 6, 2015. Condal is Brazil’s oldest and most productive mask factory that is run by Olga Valles, a family business started in 1958. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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- Dancers from the G.R.E.S. Sao Clemente samba school perform during their final rehearsal ahead of Carnival on February 10, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Carnival runs this year February 13-17. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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- A girl of the Afro-American religion Candomble poses next to drums before the cleansing ceremony of the Sambodrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 8, 2014. Samba schools will parade at the Sambodrome next February 15 and 16, 2015. (Yasu Yoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Patients from the Nise de Silveira mental health institute stand in costume before the institute’s carnival parade, coined in Portuguese: “Loucura Suburbana,” or Suburban Madness, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015. Patients, relatives and workers of the institute held their parade one day before the official start of Carnival. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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- A reveler smiles while posing during a ‘bloco’ street parade during pre-Carnival festivities on February 7, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Carnival officially starts February 13 but pre-Carnival festivities are already underway in Brazil. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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- Revelers pose during a ‘bloco’ street parade during pre-Carnival festivities on February 8, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Carnival officially starts February 13 but pre-Carnival festivities are already underway in Brazil. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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- A costumed dog is hugged by its owner during a ‘bloco’ street parade honoring pets, specifically dogs, during pre-Carnival festivities on February 1, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Carnival officially starts February 13 but pre-Carnival festivities are already underway in Brazil with around 500 street parades honoring a massive variety of themes and subjects. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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- A patient from the Nise de Silveira mental health institute wearing face paint smiles to the camera during the institute’s carnival parade, coined in Portuguese: “Loucura Suburbana,” or Suburban Madness, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015. Patients, relatives and workers of the institute held their parade one day before the official start of Carnival. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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- Patients from the Nise de Silveira mental health institute pose for a portrait during the institute’s carnival parade, coined in Portuguese: “Loucura Suburbana,” or Suburban Madness, at the center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015. Patients, their relatives and workers from the institute held their parade one day before the official start of Carnival. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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- A reveler performs during the Banda de Ipanema carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015. Rio’s over-the-top Carnival is the highlight of the year for many local residents. Hundreds of thousands of merrymakers are beginning to take to the streets in open-air “blocos” parties. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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- Members of the Uniao da Ilha do Governador samba school work on a float at Samba City in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 11, 2015. The world famous carnival parade will take place in the Sambadrome next February 16 and 17. (Vander El Almeida/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Revelers of Bloco Gigantes da Lira perform on a street during the pre-carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 8, 2015. (Yasu Yoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Revelers of Bloco Gigantes da Lira dance on a street during the pre-carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 8, 2015. (Yasu Yoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Revelers of Bloco Gigantes da Lira dance on a street during the pre-carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 8, 2015. (Yasu Yoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Revelers dance during a ‘bloco’ street parade in the Port Zone during pre-Carnival festivities on January 24, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Carnival officially starts February 13 but pre-Carnival festivities are already underway in Brazil. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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- Young revelers spray foam during a ‘bloco’ street parade in the Port Zone during pre-Carnival festivities on January 24, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Carnival officially starts February 13 but pre-Carnival festivities are already underway in Brazil. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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- Revelers play the trumpet during the ‘Ceu na Terra’, or Heaven on earth, carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015. Rio’s over-the-top Carnival is the highlight of the year for many local residents. Hundreds of thousands of merrymakers are beginning to take to the streets in open-air “blocos” parties. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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