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Added on the 16/02/2021 13:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Glittering in fanciful, flesh-flaunting costumes, thousands of Brazilians bouncing to sultry samba beats strut their stuff as Rio de Janeiro kicks off its famed carnival parade competition. IMAGES
It's the second day of Rio de Janeiro's glittering carnival. The sequin-studded festival kicked off on Friday with the first famed samba school parades since Covid-19 hit Brazil. IMAGES
Viradouro samba school is crowned the champion of the 2020 Rio Carnival after a performance that paid tribute to the black women of Brazil, a country marked by slavery. This is a second title for 'Unidos de Viradouro' samba school, the previous one dating back to 1997. IMAGES
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
Sao Paulo, Feb 21 (EFE).- Sao Paulo was filled Friday with joyous celebration, colorful sights and pulsating samba rhythms at the start of its world-famous Carnival. The elite samba schools of Sao Paulo began parading Friday night and continued into Saturday, while a kind of "second division" was doing the same in Rio de Janeiro. (Camera: CARLA SAMON ROS).SHOT LIST: THE SAO PAULO CARNIVAL AT THE ANHEMBI SAMBADROME IN SAO PAULO, BRAZIL.