Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival in all its glory

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Carnival Festivities Take Over Rio De Janeiro

Samba school performers celebrate Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Carnival is the grandest holiday in Brazil, annually drawing millions in raucous celebrations. Getty Images

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Brazilian drag queen and singer Pabllo Vittar parades with the Beija-Flor samba school during the second night of Rio’s Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February… AFP/Getty Images

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Carnival parade in Sapucai Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro

A reveller of the IMPERATRIZ LEOPOLDINENSE samba-swing school performs during the first night of Rio’s Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio, Brazil, on February 12, 2018. (Photo by Gilson Borba/NurPhoto… NurPhoto via Getty Images

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Parade of the Samba Schools in Rio de Janeiro

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – FEBRUARY 12: Samba school dancers perform at the carnival parade in Sapucai Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 12, 2018. (Photo by Fabio… Getty Images

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A reveller of the Portela samba school performs during the second night of Rio’s Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 12, 2018. / AFP PHOTO… AFP/Getty Images

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – FEBRUARY 13: Performers from the Salgueiro samba school parade in the Sambadrome on February 13, 2018 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Carnival is the grandest… Getty Images

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A reveller of the Uniao da Ilha samba school gets ready to perform during the second night of Rio’s Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February… AFP/Getty Images

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A reveller of the IMPERATRIZ LEOPOLDINENSE samba-swing school performs during the first night of Rio’s Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio, Brazil, on February 12, 2018. (Photo by Gilson Borba/NurPhoto… NurPhoto via Getty Images

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A reveller of the Beija-Flor samba school performs during the second night of Rio’s Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 13, 2018. / AFP PHOTO… AFP/Getty Images

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – FEBRUARY 12: Samba school dancers perform at the carnival parade in Sapucai Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 12, 2018. (Photo by Fabio… Getty Images

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A reveller of the Unidos da Tijuca samba school performs during the first night of Rio’s Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio, Brazil, on February 12, 2018. (Photo by Gilson… NurPhoto via Getty Images

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A reveller of the PORTELA samba school performs during the first night of Rio’s Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio, Brazil, on February 12, 2018. (Photo by Gilson Borba/NurPhoto via… NurPhoto via Getty Images

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A reveller of the Uniao da Ilha do Governador samba school performs during the first night of Rio’s Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio, Brazil, on February 12, 2018. (Photo… NurPhoto via Getty Images

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Revellers of the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school perform during the second night of Rio’s Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 13, 2018. / AFP PHOTO… AFP/Getty Images

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Picture of a float of the Beija-Flor samba school taken during the second night of Rio’s Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 13, 2018. /… AFP/Getty Images

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