Carnival in Rio 2012

Brazil set off a week-long dance: the world's largest carnival kicked off this Friday, when the mayor of Rio de Janeiro over the keys of the city to King Momo - a mythical figure, the ruling carnival. It is expected that this year's five-day carnival will visit about 850 thousand tourists. Millions of people from across the country take to the streets and venues of the city, to dance and have fun.

Rio Carnival 2011



1. Dancer on the moving platform of the carnival samba school "Mosidade Independent di Padre Miguel" in Rio de Janeiro. (Silvia Izquierdo / Associated Press)



2. Workers prepare a platform for the carnival. (Silvia Izquierdo / Associated Press)



3. The worker prepares a platform for the carnival. (Silvia Izquierdo / Associated Press)



4. Milton Junior, who was elected this year's King Momo - the mythical ruler of the carnival and the Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes hold the key to the city at the official launch 5-day carnival. According to experts, the carnival will spend $ 640 million, and it involved 250,000 workers. (Felipe Dana / Associated Press)



5. Dancer during the carnival in Sao Paulo. (Andre Penner / Associated Press)

6. The drummers on parade in Sao Paulo. (Andre Penner / Associated Press)



7. Dancer samba school "Wai Wai" in Sao Paulo. (Andre Penner / Associated Press)

8. Dancers School "Wai Wai" and "Rosas de Ouro" in Sao Paulo. (Andre Penner / Associated Press)

9. Dancer in the parade as part of the carnival in Sao Paulo. (Andre Penner / Associated Press)



10. Dancers on a moving platform samba schools' Mancha Verde "in Sao Paulo. (Andre Penner / Associated Press)



11. Dancers School "Mancha Verde". (Andre Penner / Associated Press)

12. The parade "Bola Preta de Kordan" in the center of Rio de Janeiro. Thousands of people came to the parade in one of the most popular neighborhoods of Rio. (Victor R. Caivano / Associated Press)



13. Thousands of people dancing in the street; the image on the right: one of the participants of the carnival. (Victor R. Caivano / Associated Press)



14. The carnival costumes fun in Rio. (Victor R. Caivano / Associated Press)



15. Member of the parade in Rio. (Silvia Izquierdo / Associated Press)



16. The parade 'Dirty quarter "embrace tourists, and anyone at this time coated with mud his dachshund in Paraty. (Felipe Dana / Associated Press)

17. Youth in the mud during the parade "Dirty quarter" in Paraty. (Felipe Dana / Associated Press)

18. Obvalivanie in the mud - one of the traditions of Carnival. (Felipe Dana / Associated Press)

19. Dancer samba school "Dragos de Madrid". (Andre Penner / Associated Press)

20. Dancer platform school "Dragos de Madrid" in Sao Paulo. (Andre Penner / Associated Press)



21. Left: drummer samba school "Agui de Ouro". Right: Dancer school "Dragos de Madrid". (Andre Penner / Associated Press)



22. Dancers School "Perola Negra" in Sao Paulo. (Andre Penner / Associated Press)

23. School of Samba "Perola Negra" on its platform. (Andre Penner / Associated Press)



24. Dancers at the carnival in Sao Paulo. (Andre Penner / Associated Press)

25. Dancer school "Mosidade Alegre." (Andre Penner / Associated Press)

26. Dancer school "Agui de Ouro". (Andre Penner / Associated Press)

27. Fans of the samba schools' Gavioes da Fil "at the parade in Sao Paulo. (Andre Penner / Associated Press)



28. Dancers School "Fil Gavioes yes." The theme of their speeches was the reign of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. (Andre Penner / Associated Press)



29. Dancer school "Gavioes da Fil." (Andre Penner / Associated Press)

30. Left: Worker puts the finishing touches on the platform. Right: the platform goes to the Sambadrom. (Victor R. Caivano / Associated Press)



31. The participants in the parade wearing a suit in Rio. (Victor R. Caivano / Associated Press)

32. Dancers on one of the moving platforms in Rio. (Felipe Dana / Associated Press)

33. Dancer at the Sambadrome in Rio. (Silvia Izquierdo / Associated Press)

34. Dancers one of the samba schools in Rio. (Felipe Dana / Associated Press)



35. Parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro. (Felipe Dana / Associated Press)



36. Dancer (left) and Brazilian long-artist Romero Britto at the carnival in Rio. (Associated Press)

37. Dancers School "Portela" at the carnival. (Victor R. Caivano / Associated Press)



38. All the same samba school "Portela" on its platform. (Felipe Dana / Associated Press)

39. Jennifer Lopez welcomes people while watching the parade in Rio. (Victor R. Caivano / Associated Press)



40. Dancers School "Renaskre de Dzhakarepagua." (Felipe Dana / Associated Press)



41. A huge moving platform schools "Empresses Leopoldinens." (Felipe Dana / Associated Press)



42. Dancer platform school "Mosidade." (Felipe Dana / Associated Press)

43. Dancer School "Portela". (Victor R. Caivano / Associated Press)



44. Dancer school "Mosidade." (Felipe Dana / Associated Press)



45. Dancers School "Mosidade" (left) and "Porto da Pedra" (right). (Felipe Dana / Associated Press)

46. ​​carnival participants join the school of "Independent Mosidade de Padre Miguel." (Silvia Izquierdo / Associated Press)

47. The beautiful scenery of the school "Peorto de Pedra". (Felipe Dana / Associated Press)

48. Dancers School "Empresses". (Victor R. Caivano / Associated Press)

49. Dancer school "Empresses". (Felipe Dana / Associated Press)



50. Platform school "Beyzha Flor." (Victor R. Caivano / Associated Press)



51. Dancers School "Beyzha Flor." (Silvia Izquierdo / Associated Press)

52. Dancers School "Beyzha Flor." (Victor R. Caivano / Associated Press)

53. Artists School "Beyzha Flor" in Rio. (Silvia Izquierdo / Associated Press)

Source: bigpicture.ru