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Photos: Brazil's glitzy Carnival is back with stunning costumes, packed parade grounds

Associated Press
Feb 21, 2023
Feb 21, 2023 Updated Jan 13, 2026
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Here are 60 spectacular images from the streets of Rio as Carnival makes its full, post-pandemic return in Brazil.

APTOPIX Brazil Carnival — Drum queen Maria Mariá from the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school performs during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Bruna Prado

APTOPIX Brazil Carnival — Performers from the Beija Flor samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Silvia Izquierdo

Brazil Carnival — Performers from the Paraiso do Tuiuti samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb.20, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Silvia Izquierdo

Brazil Carnival — Performers from the Paraiso do Tuiuti samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb.20, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Silvia Izquierdo

APTOPIX Brazil Carnival — Performers from the Vila Isabel samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Silvia Izquierdo

Brazil Carnival — Performers from the Viradouro samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Bruna Prado

Brazil Carnival — A performer from the Paraiso do Tuiuti samba school parades on a float during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb.20, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Silvia Izquierdo

APTOPIX Brazil Carnival — Performers from the Paraiso de Tuiuti samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Bruna Prado

Brazil Carnival — Performers from the Portela samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Bruna Prado

Brazil Carnival — Performer from the Vila Isabel samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Silvia Izquierdo

Brazil Carnival — Performers from the Vila Isabel samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb.21, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Silvia Izquierdo

Brazil Carnival — Performers from the Vila Isabel samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb.21, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Silvia Izquierdo

Brazil Carnival — A performer from the Vila Isabel samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Silvia Izquierdo

Brazil Carnival — Drum queen Erika Januza from the Viradouro samba school performs during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Bruna Prado

Brazil Carnival — An performer from the Viradouro samba school parades on a float during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Bruna Prado

Brazil Carnival — Performers from the Beija Flor samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb.21, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Silvia Izquierdo

Brazil Carnival — A performer from the Viradouro samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Bruna Prado

Brazil Carnival — Performers from the Viradouro samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Bruna Prado

Brazil Carnival — A performer from the Paraiso do Tuiuti samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb.20, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Silvia Izquierdo

Brazil Carnival — A performer from the Paraiso do Tuiuti samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb.20, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Silvia Izquierdo

Brazil Carnival — A performer from the Paraiso do Tuiuti samba school parades on a float during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb.20, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Silvia Izquierdo

Brazil Carnival — Performers from the Paraiso do Tuiuti samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb.20, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Silvia Izquierdo

Brazil Carnival — Performers from the Paraiso de Tuiuti samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Bruna Prado

Brazil Carnival — Performers from the Paraiso de Tuiuti samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Bruna Prado

Brazil Carnival — A performer from the Portela samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Bruna Prado

Brazil Carnival — A performer from the Portela samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Bruna Prado

Brazil Carnival — A performer from the Portela samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Bruna Prado

Brazil Carnival — Performers from the Portela samba school parade Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Bruna Prado

Brazil Carnival — Performers from the Vila Isabel samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Silvia Izquierdo

Brazil Carnival — Performers from the Vila Isabel samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Silvia Izquierdo

Brazil Carnival — Performer from the Vila Isabel samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Silvia Izquierdo

Brazil Carnival — A performer from the Vila Isabel samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb.21, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Silvia Izquierdo

Brazil Carnival — Performers from the Vila Isabel samba school parade on a float during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Silvia Izquierdo

Brazil Carnival — Performers from the Vila Isabel samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb.21, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Silvia Izquierdo

Brazil Carnival — Performers from the Vila Isabel samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Silvia Izquierdo

Brazil Carnival — Performers from the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school parade on a float during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Silvia Izquierdo

Brazil Carnival — A performer from the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Bruna Prado

Brazil Carnival — A performer from the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Bruna Prado

Brazil Carnival — Performers from the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school parade on a float during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Bruna Prado

Brazil Carnival — Performers from the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school parade on a float during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Bruna Prado

Brazil Carnival — A performer from the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Bruna Prado

Brazil Carnival — A performer from the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Bruna Prado

APTOPIX Brazil Carnival — A performer from the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Bruna Prado

Brazil Carnival — A performer from the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Bruna Prado

Brazil Carnival — A performer from the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school parades on a float during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Bruna Prado

Brazil Carnival — Performers from the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Bruna Prado

Brazil Carnival — Performers from the Beija Flor samba school parade on a float during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb.21, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Silvia Izquierdo

Brazil Carnival — Performers from the Beija Flor samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb.21, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Silvia Izquierdo

Brazil Carnival — Performers from the Beija Flor samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb.21, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Silvia Izquierdo

Brazil Carnival — Performers from the Beija Flor samba school parade on a float during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb.21, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Silvia Izquierdo

Brazil Carnival — Performer from the Beija Flor samba school parades on a float during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb.21, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Silvia Izquierdo

Brazil Carnival — Performer from the Beija Flor samba school parades on a float during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb.21, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Silvia Izquierdo

Brazil Carnival — An performer from the Viradouro samba school parades on a float during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Bruna Prado