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Carnival Parades Return in Brazil
  • Alan Taylor
  • April 25, 2022
  • 28 Photos
  • In Focus

After two years of suspensions and postponements because of the coronavirus pandemic, Carnival celebrations took place again in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro this weekend. Thousands of spectators jammed into Sambadromes once more to watch the spectacle of samba-school floats, dancers, and extravagant costumes. Collected below are images of some of the Carnival 2022 festivities in Brazil.

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  • A performer wears heavy makeup, colored contacts, and a large feathery costume during a parade.

    A member of Unidos da Tijuca samba school performs during the Special Group Parade on day four of the Rio de Janeiro 2022 Carnival at Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on April 23, 2022. #

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  • Costumed dancers perform before an audience seated in stands.

    Members of Mangueira samba school perform at the Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí in Rio on April 22. #

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  • A costumed performer gestures during a parade.

    A member of Vila Isabel samba school performs during the Special Group Parade on April 23 in Rio de Janeiro. #

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  • A dancer in an ornate and feathered costume, photographed with arms wide, during a parade

    The drummer queen Thay Magalhaes of Paraiso do Tuiuti samba school, photographed during the Special Group Parade on day four of the Rio de Janeiro 2022 Carnival #

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  • Dancers accompany a float with two large jaguar sculptures.

    Members of Unidos da Tijuca samba school perform during the second night of Rio's Carnival parade, on April 24. #

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  • A dancer holds onto the side of a large globe, part of a parade float.

    Members of Grande Rio samba school perform during the Special Group Parade on April 24 in Rio de Janeiro. #

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  • A performer wears an elaborate Carnival costume.

    A performer from the Vila Isabel samba school parades at the Sambadrome in Rio on April 24. #

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  • Crowds fill stands on either side of a parade route, as dancers and floats pass by.

    Members of Salgueiro samba school perform at the Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí on April 22. #

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  • A dancer wearing a large feathery costume performs during a parade.

    A performer from the Paraíso do Tuiuti samba school parades at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on April 23. #

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  • Dancers dressed as skeletons perform in a parade.

    Revelers from Unidos do Viradouro samba school perform at the Sambadrome in Rio on April 23. #

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  • Costumed dancers lift a fellow performer beside a parade float featuring a likeness of a blue-and-white saber-toothed tiger.

    Members of Império de Casa Verde perform during Carnival 2022 celebrations at Anhembi Sambadrome in São Paulo, Brazil, on April 23. #

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  • A performer wears tiger-themed makeup and a furry costume.

    A Member of Império de Casa Verde performs at Anhembi Sambadrome on April 23 in São Paulo. #

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  • A crowd of costumed dancers marches in front of a large float.

    Members of Beija-Flor samba school parade on day three of the Rio de Janeiro 2022 Carnival. #

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  • A float passes by a crowd, carrying a performer in a massive costume.

    Members of the Salgueiro samba school perform at the Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí in Rio on April 22. #

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  • Dancers dressed as ornate food baskets march in a parade.

    Revelers of the Mocidade Alegre samba school perform in São Paulo in the early hours of April 24. #

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  • A costumed performer looks down toward the camera.

    A performer from the Paraíso do Tuiuti samba school parades during Carnival celebrations in Rio on April 23. #

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  • Several dancers perform while wearing costumes made of mirrored tiles.

    Mirror-clad members of Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school dance during the Special Group Parade in Rio de Janeiro on April 22. #

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  • People play small drums as they march in a parade.

    Revelers from Vila Isabel samba school perform at the Sambadrome in Rio on April 24. #

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  • Dancers perform while wearing white dresses, in front of a large gold-and-white float.

    Members of the Portela samba school perform at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on April 23. #

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  • Several dancers wear costumes with multiple faces and tentacles.

    Revellers of the Gavioes da Fiel samba school perform during the second night of Carnival in São Paulo. #

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  • A performer wearing a costume with long feathers dances in a parade.

    Drummer queen Bianca Monteiro from Portela samba school performs during the second night of the Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro on April 23. #

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  • Costumed performers dance in front of a large float.

    Members of Vila Isabel samba school perform on day four of the Rio de Janeiro 2022 Carnival. #

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  • Costumed dancers perform in a parade.

    Members of Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel samba school dance during the Special Group Parade at Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí on April 23 in Rio. #

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  • People dance and celebrate in a street.

    Revelers dance during an unofficial Carnival block party called a "bloco" in Rio de Janeiro on April 21. #

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  • A dancer stands atop a large float depicting an eagle.

    A reveler from Gavioes da Fiel samba school performs atop a float at Anhembi Sambadrome in São Paulo, on April 24. #

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  • A close view of a costumed dancer looking toward the camera.

    A member of the Aguia de Ouro samba school performs in São Paulo on April 24. #

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  • A dancer performs while wearing an ornate black-and-white feathered costume.

    Members of Dragoes da Real perform during the parade of São Paulo Carnival 2022 on April 22. #

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  • A dancer holds up their arms during a parade.

    A reveler from Vila Isabel samba school performs during the second night of the Carnival parade at the Sambadrome, in Rio de Janeiro on April 24. #

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