A reveler reacts to the camera as he performs during the "Ceu na Terra" or Heaven on Earth street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday. Merrymakers take to the streets in hundreds of open-air "bloco" parties during Rio's over-the-top Carnival, the highlight of the year for many. (AP photo)
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A reveler reacts to the camera as he performs during the "Ceu na Terra" or Heaven on Earth street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday. Merrymakers take to the streets in hundreds of open-air "bloco" parties during Rio's over-the-top Carnival, the highlight of the year for many. (AP photo)
A reveler reacts to the camera as he performs during the “Ceu na Terra” or Heaven on Earth street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday. Merrymakers take to the streets in hundreds of open-air “bloco” parties during Rio’s over-the-top Carnival, the highlight of the year for many. (AP photo)
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Rio de Janeiro's Carnival parade is world famous for the samba dancing, costumes that leave little to the imagination and the magnificent floats that roll down Avenida Marques de Sapucai, also known as the "sambadrome." For the competitors, getting to the big show is months in the making.
