'Everyone jumping, everyone happy': Rio celebrates carnival
Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Feb 12, 2024
Glistening with sequins and sweat and shimmying to sultry samba beats, thousands of performers danced their way down a Rio de Janeiro avenue Sunday in the Brazilian beach city's famed carnival parades. With whimsical floats, thundering drum sections and legions of performers in fanciful, flesh-flaunting costumes, 12 samba schools are competing for the coveted title of carnival champions acro