Samba School performers in action during the Carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
IMAGE: Performers from the Vila Isabel Samba School perform during the Carnival parade, here and below. Photograph: Pilar Olivares/Reuters
Photograph: Pilar Olivares/Reuters
Photograph: Pilar Olivares/Reuters
IMAGE: Performers from the Viradouro Samba School perform during the parade, here and nelow. Photograph: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
Photograph: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
Photograph: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
Photograph: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
IMAGE: Performers from the Paraiso do Tuiuti Samba School perform, here and below. Photograph: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
Photograph: Pilar Olivares/Reuters
IMAGE: Drum queen Mayara Lima from the Paraiso do Tuiuti Samba School. Photograph: Pilar Olivares/Reuters
IMAGE: Performers from the Mangueira Samba School in action. Photograph: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff.com
Feature Presentation: Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com