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'Everyone Jumping, Everyone Happy': Rio Celebrates Carnival

Rio Carnival Rio de Janeiro Brazil

Members of the Porto da Pedra samba school perform during the first night of the Carnival parade at the Marques de Sapucai Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 11, 2024 (Credit: AFP)

Glittering with sequins and sweat, thousands of performers shimmying to sultry samba beats danced their way down an avenue in Rio de Janeiro Sunday as the Brazilian beach city's famed carnival parades got under way.

With whimsical floats, thundering drum sections and legions of performers in fanciful, flesh-flaunting costumes, 12 samba schools are competing for the coveted title of carnival champions across two nights of epic booty-shaking.

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