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The brightest carnivals
One of the most colorful and fun events in the history of any city - Carnival - in each country celebrated in its own way, but always in a big way.
Carnival! How much of this word. Those who had ever been on a real carnival will never forget this unique holiday atmosphere. It's a magical time, when the whole city is painted in bright colors everywhere heard music and laughter, and people dance the night away. And those who have not been able to see this spectacular event, dream on him there. Well, let's take a virtual tour of the ten countries in which the carnival season officially open.
Participants samba school Dragoesh di Real Madrid in the first night of the carnival in Sao Paulo February 28th. (Ricardo Bufolin / Getty Images)
In the carnival in Sao Paulo attended Ronaldo himself. On the second night of the carnival - March 1 - he drove through the streets of the city as part of the samba schools Gaviosh yes Fil. (Miguel Schincariol / AFP - Getty Images)
Participant of the carnival in Rio de Janeiro in the image of the heroine of the film "Avatar". Carnival in Rio - the main holiday of the year for many local residents. Hundreds of thousands of fans to have some fun out on the streets of Rio on numerous "quarterly" party, which is usually around the city passes almost 500. (Felipe Dana / AP)
The participants of the carnival are on the streets during the holiday Shuttig German Elze March 2. Shuttig - a traditional carnival figure of the town, dressed in a red suit and a big straw hat decorated with snail shells. (Patrick Seeger / AP)
Boy in a mask jumping over the fire during the carnival in the village of Bele very hard Lozovik, Serbia, March 2. Bele very hard roots go back to the old pagan tradition, this holiday is celebrated annually for seven weeks before Easter. Children walk through the village, collect eggs, and then jump over the fire to scare away evil spirits. (Marko Djurica / Reuters)
Smeared with mud people say yes Lama blocks, or "mud street party" in Paraty, Brazil. This festival was founded in 1986 by local teenagers who initiated the Carnival, appeared in the historical center of the city stained with mud, after walking for an expedition to the crab fishing in the nearby mangrove forest. (Nelson Antoine / AP)
Bola Preta Kordai yes - the biggest street carnival in the center of Rio de Janeiro. About 2 million people have participated in the parade this year. (Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP - Getty Images)
A little romance in the parade Banda de Ipanema in Rio. The streets are filled throughout Brazil carnival participants and the largest party attracts over a million visitors. (Silvia Izquierdo / AP)
"Zvonkari" during a parade in the village of Marcela, Croatia, March 2. According to tradition, the bell ringers go to different villages and create a lot of noise to scare away evil spirits of winter and welcome spring. Their costume consists of white trousers and a striped shirt, and a sheepskin thrown over his shoulders and a large bell, which attaches to the belt. (Antonio Bronic / Reuters)
"King" led the parade in Nice, France. The theme of the carnival in the city this year was the "King of gastronomy." (Valery Hache / AFP - Getty Images)
Moving scenery during the parade Cru Endymion in New Orleans, Louisiana, March 1. (Dan Anderson / EPA)
One of the participants in the parade in New Orleans gives glow sticks. Mardi Gras holiday here will continue until the weekend, and its culmination falls on "Fat Tuesday". (Dan Anderson / EPA)
"Pelikeyros" or hairdressers participate in the carnival Entroydo in Lace, near Ourense, Spain. (Pedro Armestre / AFP - Getty Images)
Participants in costumes "Negritas Pula" perform during the parade of "Battle of Flowers" in Barranquilla, Colombia. (John Vizcaino / Reuters)
Dancers from the samba schools Dragoesh yes Rial in their moving scenery during the carnival in Sao Paulo. (Andre Penner / AP)
Participant of the samba school Tom Major on the first night of the carnival in Sao Paulo. (Nelson Almeida / AFP - Getty Images)
Participants of the carnival in Nice. (Valery Hache / AFP - Getty Images)
The band members' Diablada Oruro "parade in Oruro, Bolivia. (Gaston Brito / Reuters)
People in masks at the carnival procession in the city of Strumica, 150 kilometers south-east of Skopje, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. On this day, the Macedonian carnival - Orthodox holiday - banish evil spirits dancing. Holiday is the beginning of a period of fasting before Easter. (Georgi Licovski / EPA)
Traditional dancers "Bulla" dancing in the streets of Naoussa, Greece. Bulla Naoussa - an event that takes place during the carnival. This dance event in which many elements of Greek history, traditions and religion. (Sakis Mitrolidis / AFP - Getty Images)
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Carnival! How much of this word. Those who had ever been on a real carnival will never forget this unique holiday atmosphere. It's a magical time, when the whole city is painted in bright colors everywhere heard music and laughter, and people dance the night away. And those who have not been able to see this spectacular event, dream on him there. Well, let's take a virtual tour of the ten countries in which the carnival season officially open.
Participants samba school Dragoesh di Real Madrid in the first night of the carnival in Sao Paulo February 28th. (Ricardo Bufolin / Getty Images)
In the carnival in Sao Paulo attended Ronaldo himself. On the second night of the carnival - March 1 - he drove through the streets of the city as part of the samba schools Gaviosh yes Fil. (Miguel Schincariol / AFP - Getty Images)
Participant of the carnival in Rio de Janeiro in the image of the heroine of the film "Avatar". Carnival in Rio - the main holiday of the year for many local residents. Hundreds of thousands of fans to have some fun out on the streets of Rio on numerous "quarterly" party, which is usually around the city passes almost 500. (Felipe Dana / AP)
The participants of the carnival are on the streets during the holiday Shuttig German Elze March 2. Shuttig - a traditional carnival figure of the town, dressed in a red suit and a big straw hat decorated with snail shells. (Patrick Seeger / AP)
Boy in a mask jumping over the fire during the carnival in the village of Bele very hard Lozovik, Serbia, March 2. Bele very hard roots go back to the old pagan tradition, this holiday is celebrated annually for seven weeks before Easter. Children walk through the village, collect eggs, and then jump over the fire to scare away evil spirits. (Marko Djurica / Reuters)
Smeared with mud people say yes Lama blocks, or "mud street party" in Paraty, Brazil. This festival was founded in 1986 by local teenagers who initiated the Carnival, appeared in the historical center of the city stained with mud, after walking for an expedition to the crab fishing in the nearby mangrove forest. (Nelson Antoine / AP)
Bola Preta Kordai yes - the biggest street carnival in the center of Rio de Janeiro. About 2 million people have participated in the parade this year. (Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP - Getty Images)
A little romance in the parade Banda de Ipanema in Rio. The streets are filled throughout Brazil carnival participants and the largest party attracts over a million visitors. (Silvia Izquierdo / AP)
"Zvonkari" during a parade in the village of Marcela, Croatia, March 2. According to tradition, the bell ringers go to different villages and create a lot of noise to scare away evil spirits of winter and welcome spring. Their costume consists of white trousers and a striped shirt, and a sheepskin thrown over his shoulders and a large bell, which attaches to the belt. (Antonio Bronic / Reuters)
"King" led the parade in Nice, France. The theme of the carnival in the city this year was the "King of gastronomy." (Valery Hache / AFP - Getty Images)
Moving scenery during the parade Cru Endymion in New Orleans, Louisiana, March 1. (Dan Anderson / EPA)
One of the participants in the parade in New Orleans gives glow sticks. Mardi Gras holiday here will continue until the weekend, and its culmination falls on "Fat Tuesday". (Dan Anderson / EPA)
"Pelikeyros" or hairdressers participate in the carnival Entroydo in Lace, near Ourense, Spain. (Pedro Armestre / AFP - Getty Images)
Participants in costumes "Negritas Pula" perform during the parade of "Battle of Flowers" in Barranquilla, Colombia. (John Vizcaino / Reuters)
Dancers from the samba schools Dragoesh yes Rial in their moving scenery during the carnival in Sao Paulo. (Andre Penner / AP)
Participant of the samba school Tom Major on the first night of the carnival in Sao Paulo. (Nelson Almeida / AFP - Getty Images)
Participants of the carnival in Nice. (Valery Hache / AFP - Getty Images)
The band members' Diablada Oruro "parade in Oruro, Bolivia. (Gaston Brito / Reuters)
People in masks at the carnival procession in the city of Strumica, 150 kilometers south-east of Skopje, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. On this day, the Macedonian carnival - Orthodox holiday - banish evil spirits dancing. Holiday is the beginning of a period of fasting before Easter. (Georgi Licovski / EPA)
Traditional dancers "Bulla" dancing in the streets of Naoussa, Greece. Bulla Naoussa - an event that takes place during the carnival. This dance event in which many elements of Greek history, traditions and religion. (Sakis Mitrolidis / AFP - Getty Images)
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