Members of the Padre Miguel samba school performing at the Sambadrome during Carnival festivities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. REUTERS ...

But Carnival's main event is the Sambadrome — the be-all, end-all. On this 700-meter (nearly half-mile) concrete avenue, samba schools compete to put on the best parade with feathered, shimmering ...

Carnival celebrates vibrant global traditions, blending history, resistance, and cultural expression through music, dance, ...

Carnival goers can also opt to participate themselves by joining one of the available samba schools. All they have to do is purchase one of their chosen school’s official costumes and rehearse ...

THEY are the gorgeous, glittering Samba dancers who steal ... heart-pounding Rio Carnival are once again preparing to don their spectacular costumes and strut their stuff in front of millions ...

Subtle hand signs likewise coordinate the hundreds of pounding drummers in each of the glitzy Carnival ... costumes, towering floats and jaw-dropping dancers passing by. But for many samba ...

"For me, Carnival has always represented ... colored and sparkly outfits at a Carnival costume outfitters. Paraiso do Tuiuti is one of 12 samba schools that compete in Rio's enormous and elaborate ...

As one of Rio’s 12 top-tier samba schools ... she fixed details on several costumes, some bearing the school’s traditional red and white colors. “When Carnival comes, it offers opportunities ...