Carnival is one of the main national holidays of Brazil and one of the brightest shows in the world. Every year in February and March in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Salvador, dancers from the country's best samba schools compete for the title of carnival winner, and thousands of tourists come to see this spectacle. Let's see how the carnival went in 2017.
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The platform of the Estacio de Sa Samba School during the competition at the sambodrome in Rio de Janeiro.
Brazilian Carnival 2017: highlights and revealing costumes
Brazilian Carnival 2017: highlights and revealing costumes
Brazilian Carnival 2017: highlights and revealing costumes
Former model Luciana Morad, known for having a baby with Mick Jagger. At the parade, she represented the Grande Rio Samba School at the Rio de Janeiro Sambodrome.
Brazilian Carnival 2017: highlights and revealing costumes
Brazilian Carnival 2017: highlights and revealing costumes
Dancer of the Inocentes de Belford Roxo Samba School, Rio de Janeiro Sambodrome.
Brazilian Carnival 2017: highlights and revealing costumes
Dancer of the Belford Roxo Samba School.
Brazilian Carnival 2017: highlights and revealing costumes
Dancer of the Imperatriz school.
Brazilian Carnival 2017: highlights and revealing costumes
Brazilian Carnival 2017: highlights and revealing costumes
Brazilian Carnival 2017: highlights and revealing costumes
Brazilian Carnival 2017: highlights and revealing costumes
Brazilian Carnival 2017: highlights and revealing costumes
Brazilian Carnival 2017: highlights and revealing costumes
Brazilian Carnival 2017: highlights and revealing costumes
Brazilian Carnival 2017: highlights and revealing costumes
Brazilian Carnival 2017: highlights and revealing costumes
Brazilian Carnival 2017: highlights and revealing costumes
The dancers of the Beija Flor School on the first of two nights of the Premier League competition. Rio de Janeiro Sambodrome.
Brazilian Carnival 2017: highlights and revealing costumes
Brazilian Carnival 2017: highlights and revealing costumes
The platform of the Tuiuti school on the first night of the Premier League competition.
Brazilian Carnival 2017: highlights and revealing costumes
The Beija Flor School.
Brazilian Carnival 2017: highlights and revealing costumes
Brazilian Carnival 2017: highlights and revealing costumes
Participant of the carnival in Sao Paulo.
Brazilian Carnival 2017: highlights and revealing costumes
A participant of the carnival in Sao Paulo in a Superman costume.
Brazilian Carnival 2017: highlights and revealing costumes
Brazilian Carnival 2017: highlights and revealing costumes
Brazilian Carnival 2017: highlights and revealing costumes
Brazilian Carnival 2017: highlights and revealing costumes
Brazilian Carnival 2017: highlights and revealing costumes
Brazilian Carnival 2017: highlights and revealing costumes
Brazilian Carnival 2017: highlights and revealing costumes
Brazilian Carnival 2017: highlights and revealing costumes
Brazilian Carnival 2017: highlights and revealing costumes
Brazilian Carnival 2017: highlights and revealing costumes
Brazilian Carnival 2017: highlights and revealing costumes
Brazilian Carnival 2017: highlights and revealing costumes
The carnival was attended by the legendary Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho, who now works as an official ambassador of the Barcelona club.
Brazilian Carnival 2017: highlights and revealing costumes
During the carnival, one of the platforms broke down, at least 11 people were injured.