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Rio Carnival 2014 - Day 2
A Samba dancer performs in a 2014 Rio Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Monday. Rio’s two nights of Carnival parades began Sunday with a burst of fireworks and cheers from thousands of revelers enjoying the city’s street parties. Getty Images

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Rio Carnival 2014 - Day 2
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – MARCH 03: Members of Unidos da Tijuca Samba School during their parade at 2014 Brazilian Carnival at Sapucai Sambadrome on March 03, 2014 in Rio… Getty Images

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Rio Carnival 2014 - Day 2
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – MARCH 03: Members of Uniao da Ilha samba school perform during its parade at 2014 Brazilian Carnival at Sapucai Sambadrome on March 03, 2014 in… Getty Images

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Rio Carnival 2014 - Day 2
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – MARCH 03: A member of Vila Isabel samba school performs during its parade at 2014 Brazilian Carnival at Sapucai Sambadrome on March 03, 2014 in… Getty Images

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Rio Carnival 2014 - Day 2
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – MARCH 03: Cris Vianna, Queen of Percussion of Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school, performs during its parade at 2014 Brazilian Carnival at Sapucai Sambadrome on March… Getty Images

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Rio Carnival 2014 - Day 2
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – MARCH 03: Members of Mocidade Samba School dance during their parade at 2014 Brazilian Carnival at Sapucai Sambadrome on March 03, 2014 in Rio de… Getty Images

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Rio Carnival 2014 - Day 2
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – MARCH 03: Members of Vila Isabel samba school perform during their parade at 2014 Brazilian Carnival at Sapucai Sambadrome on March 03, 2014 in Rio… Getty Images

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Rio Carnival 2014 - Day 2
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – MARCH 03: A member of Unidos da Tijuca Samba School during their parade at 2014 Brazilian Carnival at Sapucai Sambadrome on March 03, 2014 in… Getty Images

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Rio Carnival 2014 - Day 2
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – MARCH 03: Members of Imperatriz Leopoldinense Samba School during their parade at 2014 Brazilian Carnival at Sapucai Sambadrome on March 03, 2014 in Rio de… Getty Images

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Rio Carnival 2014 - Day 2
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – MARCH 03: Members of Uniao da Ilha samba school perform during its parade at 2014 Brazilian Carnival at Sapucai Sambadrome on March 03, 2014 in… Getty Images

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Rio Carnival 2014 - Day 2
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – MARCH 03: Queen of Percussion Mariana Rios and members of Mocidade Samba School during its parade at 2014 Brazilian Carnival at Sapucai Sambadrome on March… Getty Images

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Rio Carnival 2014 - Day 2
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – MARCH 03: Members of Unidos da Tijuca Samba School during their parade at 2014 Brazilian Carnival at Sapucai Sambadrome on March 03, 2014 in Rio… Getty Images

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Rio Carnival 2014 - Day 2
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – MARCH 03: Members of Unidos da Tijuca Samba School during their parade at 2014 Brazilian Carnival at Sapucai Sambadrome on March 03, 2014 in Rio… Getty Images

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Brazil Carnival
A performer from the Beija Flor samba school parades during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, March 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine) AP

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Brazil Carnival
A performer from the Grande Rio samba school parades on a float during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, March 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) AP

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Brazil Carnival
A reveller of the Imperio da Tijuca samba school participates in the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome, March 2, 2014. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes (BRAZIL – Tags: SOCIETY) Reuters

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epa04107705 A costumed member of the ‘Beija-Flor’ samba school performs during celebrations of the Carnival at the sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 03 March 2014. EPA/Marcelo Sayao EPA

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Brazil Carnival
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – MARCH 02: A member of Grande Rio Samba School during their parade at the 2014 Brazilian Carnival at Sapucai Sambadrome on March 02, 2014 in… Getty Images

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Brazil Carnival
Drum Queen Evelyn Bastos of the Mangueira samba school participates in the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome, March 3, 2014. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares (BRAZIL – Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY) Reuters

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – MARCH 02: Members of Mangueira Samba School celebrate during their parade at 2014 Brazilian Carnival at Sapucai Sambadrome on March 02, 2014 in Rio de… Getty Images

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Brazil Carnival
Performers from the Mangueira samba school parade during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, March 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) AP

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epa04107479 REPEATING WITH CORRECT BYLINE:A member of the ‘Estaçao Primeira de Mangueira’ samba school entertains the vast crowd with her colourful and revealing costume during celebrations of the Carnival at… EPA

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – MARCH 02: Members of Mangueira Samba School celebrate during their parade at 2014 Brazilian Carnival at Sapucai Sambadrome on March 02, 2014 in Rio de… Getty Images

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Brazil Carnival
Performer from the Mangueira samba school parades during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, March 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) AP

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epa04107399 Members of the of ‘MANGUEIRA’ samba school perform during celebrations of the Carnival at the sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 02 March 2014. EPA/Luiz Eduardo Perez EPA

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Brazil Carnival
Performers from the Mangueira samba school parade during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, March 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine) AP

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Brazil Carnival
Performers from the Mangueira samba school parade during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, March 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine) AP

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Brazil Carnival
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – MARCH 02: Members of Grande Rio Samba School during their parade at the 2014 Brazilian Carnival at Sapucai Sambadrome on March 02, 2014 in Rio… Getty Images

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Brazil Carnival
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – MARCH 02: A member of Grande Rio Samba School during their parade at the 2014 Brazilian Carnival at Sapucai Sambadrome on March 02, 2014 in… Getty Images

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Brazil Carnival
Performers from the Salgueiro samba school parade on a float during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, March 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) AP

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Brazil Carnival
A performer from the Salgueiro samba school parades carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, March 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) AP

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Brazil Carnival
Revellers of the Beija-Flor samba school participate in the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome, March 3, 2014. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes (BRAZIL – Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY) Reuters

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Brazil Carnival
Revellers from the Beija-Flor samba school participate in the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome, March 3, 2014. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares (BRAZIL – Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY) Reuters

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In this Saturday, March 1, 2014 photo, a reveler dressed as a character from the movie Avatar poses for a photo at the ‘Ceu na Terra’ block party during Carnival… AP

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Performers from the Salgueiro samba school parade during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, March 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) AP

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Brazil Carnival
A performer from the Salgueiro samba school parades on a float during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, March 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) AP

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Performers from the Grande Rio samba school parade during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, March 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) AP

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Performer from the Mangueira samba school parades during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, March 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) AP

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Performers from the Salgueiro samba school parade during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, March 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine) AP

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Drum queen Laynara Teles, from Imperio da Tijuca samba school, performs during the carnival parade through the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, March 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine) AP

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A performer from the Mangueira samba school parades during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, March 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) AP

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epa04106877 Samba school Imperio da Tijuca performs during the first day of the parade on the sambodromo in the carnival of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 02 March 2014. EPA/Antonio Lacerda EPA

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epa04106845 The Samba school Imperio da Tijuca performs during the first day of the parade in the sambodromo during the carnival of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 02 March 2014. EPA/Marcelo… EPA

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Brazil Carnival
A reveller of the Mangueira samba school participates in the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome, March 3, 2014 REUTERS/Sergio Moraes (BRAZIL – Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY) Reuters

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Brazil Carnival
Performers from the Beija Flor samba school parade during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, March 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) AP

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Brazil Carnival
A performer from the Imperio da Tijuca samba school parades on a float during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, March 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe… AP

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Brazil Carnival
A reveller of the Grande Rio samba school participates in the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome, March 2, 2014. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes (BRAZIL – Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY) Reuters

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 2nd March 2014 — Elaborately costumed members of a dance troupe from the Grande Rio samba school pictured as they take part in the Brazil Carnival…. Getty Images

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Brazil Carnival
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – MARCH 02: Members of Mangueira Samba School celebrate during their parade at 2014 Brazilian Carnival at Sapucai Sambadrome on March 02, 2014 in Rio de… Getty Images

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Revellers of the Mangueira samba school participate in the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome, March 3, 2014 REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes (BRAZIL – Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY) Reuters

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Brazil Carnival
Performers from the Salgueiro samba school parade on a float during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, March 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) AP

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Revellers of the Mangueira samba school participate in the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome, March 3, 2014 REUTERS/Pilar Olivares (BRAZIL – Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY) TEMPLATE OUT Reuters

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epa04107615 Swirling dancers of the ‘Academicos do Salgueiro’ samba school perform during celebrations of the Carnival at the sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 03 March 2014. EPA/Luiz Eduardo Perez EPA

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Brazil Carnival
A reveller of the Salgueiro samba school participate in the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome, March 3, 2014. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes (BRAZIL – Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY) Reuters

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Performers from the Sao Clemente samba school parade on a float during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, March 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) AP

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Brazil Carnival
A performer from the Salgueiro samba school parades on a float during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, March 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) AP

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Brazil Carnival
epa04106851 The Samba school Imperio da Tijuca performs during the first day of the parade in the sambodromo during the carnival of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 02 March 2014. EPA/Marcelo… EPA

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Brazil Carnival
epa04107722 Members of the ‘Beija-Flor’ samba school perform during celebrations of the Carnival at the sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 03 March 2014. EPA/Luiz Eduardo Perez EPA

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Brazil Carnival
A reveller of the Beija-Flor samba school participates in the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome, March 3, 2014. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes (BRAZIL – Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY) Reuters

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Brazil Carnival
Revellers of the Salgueiro samba school participate in the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome, March 3, 2014. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes (BRAZIL – Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY) Reuters

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Brazil Carnival
Revellers of the Salgueiro samba school participate in the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome, March 3, 2014. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares (BRAZIL – Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY) Reuters

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Brazil Carnival
A performer from the Beija Flor samba school parades during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, March 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) AP

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Brazil Carnival
Revellers of the Salgueiro samba school participate in the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome, March 3, 2014. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes (BRAZIL – Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY) Reuters

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Brazilian actress Susana Vieira from the Grande Rio samba school parades during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, March 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) AP

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epa04107147 Members of the Samba school Sao Clemente perform during the first day of the parade in the sambodromo in the carnival of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 02 March 2014…. EPA

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A performer from the Imperio da Tijuca samba school parades on a float during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, March 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe… AP

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Performers from the Imperio da Tijuca samba school parade on a float during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, March 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) AP

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Revellers of the Imperio da Tijuca samba school participate in the annual carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome, March 2, 2014. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes (BRAZIL – Tags: SOCIETY) Reuters

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epaselect epa04107722 Members of the ‘Beija-Flor’ samba school perform during celebrations of the Carnival at the sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 03 March 2014. EPA/Luiz Eduardo Perez EPA

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