Members of the Group Especial Portela are performing during a seemingly surreal moment at the carnival parade.

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A Portela samba school member is performing as he stands on a giant sculpture of himself.

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Performers are entering their roles during a Salgueiro performance.

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A reveller is greeting the public during the carnival parade.

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Members of the PAraiso do Tuiuti samba school are creating a colorful dance moment.

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A giant bird machine is moving through the crowd while the Paraiso do Tuiuti samba school members are dancing on it.

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A (not so) quick toilet break before the show begins

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A member of the Beija-Flor dancing group is taking his performance very seriously.

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Dozens of members of the Portela samba school are relaxing on the streets as their wait for their turn to perform outside the Sambadrome.

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The Group Especial Mangueira samba school is participating in the last day of the carnival parades, when there was held a competition between the best samba schools around the world.

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