World’s largest Carnival in rio in 2012 – Brazil (54 photos)

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Brazil set off in a week’s dance: the world’s largest Carnival in rio 2012 Started on Friday when the mayor of Rio de Janeiro gave the key to the city to King Momo – a mythical figure, the ruling carnival. It is expected that this year’s five day carnival get visit about 850 thousand tourists. Millions of people from across the country take part in this carnival, come to the streets of the city to dance and have fun.

Dancer on the moving platform of the carnival samba schools “Mosidade Independent di Padre Miguel” in Rio de Janeiro. (Silvia Izquierdo / Associated Press)

Workers prepare a platform for Carnival. (Silvia Izquierdo / Associated Press)

A worker prepares a platform to the carnival. (Silvia Izquierdo / Associated Press)

Milton Junior, who was elected this year by King Momo – the mythical ruler of the carnival and the mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes hold the key to the city at the official ceremony began five-day carnival. According to the experts, the carnival will spend 640 million dollars, and it involved 250,000 workers. (Felipe Dana / Associated Press)

Dancer during Carnival in Sao Paulo. (Andre Penner / Associated Press)

Drummers on parade in Sao Paulo. (Andre Penner / Associated Press)

Samba school dancer, “Wai Wai” in Sao Paulo. (Andre Penner / Associated Press)

Dancers School “Wai Wai” and “Rosas de Ouro” in Sao Paulo. (Andre Penner / Associated Press)

Dancer in the parade in the carnival in Sao Paulo. (Andre Penner / Associated Press)

Dancers on a moving platform samba schools ‘Mancha Verde’ in Sao Paulo. (Andre Penner / Associated Press)

Dancers School “Mancha Verde.” (Andre Penner / Associated Press)

Participants in the parade, in the center of Rio de Janeiro. Thousands of people came to the parade in one of the most popular neighborhoods of Rio. (Victor R. Caivano / Associated Press)

Thousands of people dancing in the street, at right, one of the participants in the carnival. (Victor R. Caivano / Associated Press)

The participants in the carnival fun outfits in Rio. (Victor R. Caivano / Associated Press)

Member of the parade in Rio. (Silvia Izquierdo / Associated Press)

Parade participants’ Dirty quarter “embrace tourists, and anyone at this time coated with mud his dachshund in Paraty. (Felipe Dana / Associated Press)

Youth in the mud during the parade, “Dirty quarter” in Paraty. (Felipe Dana / Associated Press)

Obvalivanie in the mud – one of the traditions of Carnival. (Felipe Dana / Associated Press)

Samba school dancer, “Dragos de Madrid.” (Andre Penner / Associated Press)

Dancer on a platform of school “Dragos de Madrid” in Sao Paulo. (Andre Penner / Associated Press)

From left: drummer samba school “Agui de Ouro”. Right: Dancer Schools “Dragos de Madrid.” (Andre Penner / Associated Press)

Dancers School “Perol Negra” in Sao Paulo. (Andre Penner / Associated Press)

Samba School “Perol Negro” on his platform. (Andre Penner / Associated Press)

Dancers at the carnival in Sao Paulo. (Andre Penner / Associated Press)

Dancer School “Mosidade Alegre.” (Andre Penner / Associated Press)

Dancer School “Agui de Ouro”. (Andre Penner / Associated Press)

Fans of samba schools “Yes Gavioes Fil ‘at the parade in Sao Paulo. (Andre Penner / Associated Press)

Dancers School “Fil Gavioes yes.” The theme of their speeches was the reign of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. (Andre Penner / Associated Press)

Dancer School “Gavioes Fil da.” (Andre Penner / Associated Press)

Left: the working places the final touches on the platform. Right: The platform goes to the Sambadrom. (Victor R. Caivano / Associated Press)

The participant wears a costume parade in Rio. (Victor R. Caivano / Associated Press)

Dancers on a moving platform in Rio. (Felipe Dana / Associated Press)

Dancer at the Sambadrome in Rio. (Silvia Izquierdo / Associated Press)

Dancers are one of the samba schools in Rio. (Felipe Dana / Associated Press)

Parade at Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro. (Felipe Dana / Associated Press)

Dancer (left) and Brazilian long artist Romero Brito at the carnival in Rio. (Associated Press)

Dancers School “Portela” at the carnival. (Victor R. Caivano / Associated Press)

The same school of samba “Portela” in its platform. (Felipe Dana / Associated Press)

Jennifer Lopez welcomes people while watching the parade in Rio. (Victor R. Caivano / Associated Press)

Dancers School “Renaskre de Dzhakarepagua.” (Felipe Dana / Associated Press)

A huge moving platform schools “Empress Leopoldinens.” (Felipe Dana / Associated Press)

Dancer on a platform of school “Mosidade.” (Felipe Dana / Associated Press)

School Dancer “Portela”. (Victor R. Caivano / Associated Press)

Dancer School “Mosidade.” (Felipe Dana / Associated Press)

Dancers School “Mosidade” (left) and “Porto da Pedra” (right). (Felipe Dana / Associated Press)

To join the carnival participants of the school, “Independent Mosidade de Padre Miguel.” (Silvia Izquierdo / Associated Press)

Beautiful scenery school “de Pedra Peorto.” (Felipe Dana / Associated Press)

Dancers School “Empress.” (Victor R. Caivano / Associated Press)

antsovschitsa School “Empress.” (Felipe Dana / Associated Press)

Platform school “Beyzha Flor.” (Victor R. Caivano / Associated Press)

Dancers School “Beyzha Flor.” (Silvia Izquierdo / Associated Press)

Dancers School “Beyzha Flor.” (Victor R. Caivano / Associated Press)

Artists School “Beyzha Flor” in Rio. (Silvia Izquierdo / Associated Press)