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Members of the Sao Clemente samba school perform during their last night of the Rio's Carnival parade at the Sambadrome Marques de Sapucai in Rio de Janeiro, with dances, colorful costumes and eye-catching floats. IMAGES
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 21 (EFE).- Rio de Janeiro was filled Friday with joyous celebration, colorful sights and pulsating samba rhythms at the start of Carnival, an annual pre-Lenten event in Brazil that is dubbed the world's biggest party.The first "blocos" (street parties) started parading on Friday afternoon and attracted thousands of costumed revelers, including one traditional block known as Bloco das Carmelitas whose participants are known for dressing up like nuns.The party took place in the downtown hilltop neighborhood of Santa Teresa where the Carmelitas bloco originated 30 years ago, inspired by the legend of a nun who allegedly escaped from her convent to enjoy Carnival. (Camera: JANAÍNA QUINET).SHOT LIST: THE BLOCO DAS CARMELITAS STREET PARTY PARADES THROUGH THE HILLTOP NEIGHBORHOOD OF SANTA TERESA IN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL.
Dancers from the Paraiso do Tuiuti school perform during the first night of the Sambodromo parades in Rio with the top ranking samba schools competing for the coveted prize of champion, which will be announced on Wednesday. IMAGES
Millions of revelers dance to the beat in the streets of Brazil for five days celebrating Carnival, though in some cities the party will continue.
France's President Emmanuel Macron arrives at the Federation of Industries of the State of Sao Paulo (FIESP) in Sao Paulo, a Franco-Brazilian economic forum aimed to establishing ways to make the economy greener. IMAGES