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Added on the 14/02/2021 16:06:41 - Copyright : AFP EN
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
Rio de Janeiro's Mayor, Eduardo Paes, hands over the keys of the city to Rei Momo, the king of carnival, to mark start of the festivities. IMAGES
Thousands of Fluminense fans gather on Cinelandia Square, in the center of Rio de Janeiro, after the team won the Copa Libertadores final football match against Argentina's Boca Juniors. IMAGES
Samba school Paraiso do Tuiuti parades on the second day of Rio de Janeiro's Carnival at the sambadrome Marques de Sapucai. IMAGES
With a swirl of glitter, sequins and samba, Rio de Janeiro kicks off its famed carnival parades, the climax of the festival's first full-on edition since Covid-19 and Brazil's bitterly divisive elections. IMAGES
Rio de Janiero mayor, Eduardo Paes, hands over the key to the city to the Rei Momo (carnival king), Djeferson Mendes, to officially open festivities. The world's biggest carnival, which has in reality been under way for weeks with massive street parties, returns in a reembrace of samba spirit after the turmoil of Covid-19 and Brazil's bitterly divisive elections. IMAGES