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Rio Carnival
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The Carnival in Rio de Janeiro is a festival held every year before Lent; it is considered the biggest carnival in the world, with two million people per day on the streets. The first Carnival festival in Rio occurred in 1723.
A float at Rio Carnival, 2014
A float at Rio Carnival, 2014
Parade of Mangueira, one of the most traditional samba schools in the Rio Carnival
Parade of Mangueira, one of the most traditional samba schools in the Rio Carnival
A typical performer of Samba dance
A typical performer of Samba dance
Drum Queen
Drum Queen
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Carnival or Shrovetide is a festive season that occurs at the close of the Christian pre-Lenten period, consisting of Quinquagesima or Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday, and Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras.
Carnival in Rome, c. 1650
Carnival in Rome, c. 1650
Rio's Carnival is the largest in the world according to Guinness World Records.
Rio's Carnival is the largest in the world according to Guinness World Records.
Feast of the Navigium Isidis, celebrated in Ancient Rome in honor of the goddess Isis
Feast of the Navigium Isidis, celebrated in Ancient Rome in honor of the goddess Isis
Oinochoe depicting the parade of an armed owl during the celebration of the Anthesteria (Greece, 410–390 BC)
Oinochoe depicting the parade of an armed owl during the celebration of the Anthesteria (Greece, 410–390 BC)