In Photos: The Best of Rio Carnival
The Paraíso do Tuiuti samba school
Photograph: Carl de Souza/AFP/Getty Images
The Acadêmicos do Tatuapé samba school
Photograph: Nelson Almeida/AFP/Getty Images
A member of the Império Serrano samba school
Photograph: Silvia Izquierdo/AP
A member of the Grupo Especial São Clemente samba school
Photograph: Marcelo Sayao/EPA
Performers from the Vila Isabel samba school
Photograph: Silvia Izquierdo/AP
Members of the Vila Isabel samba school
Photograph: Antonio Lacerda/EPA