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The Grande Rio samba get their costumes and floats ready for the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro. Sharon Reich reports.
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
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
Carnival is officially here as Rio de Janeiro's famous samba school take their flamboyant and colorful parades to the Sambadrome parade route. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).