Brazilian Carnival 2017: highlights and revealing costumes

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.

(37 photos in total)

The platform of the Estacio de Sa Samba School during the competition at the sambodrome in Rio de Janeiro.

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.

Dancer of the Inocentes de Belford Roxo Samba School, Rio de Janeiro Sambodrome.

Dancer of the Belford Roxo Samba School.

Dancer of the Imperatriz school.

The dancers of the Beija Flor School on the first of two nights of the Premier League competition. Rio de Janeiro Sambodrome.

The platform of the Tuiuti school on the first night of the Premier League competition.

The Beija Flor School.

Participant of the carnival in Sao Paulo.

A participant of the carnival in Sao Paulo in a Superman costume.

The carnival was attended by the legendary Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho, who now works as an official ambassador of the Barcelona club.

During the carnival, one of the platforms broke down, at least 11 people were injured.