the carnival in rio de janeiro is the largest popular party in the world, seeing hundreds of street parties and millions of people celebrating in the streets over few days and nights.

over half a million foreign tourists get to rio de janeiro to join the festivities, often not knowing how large and overwhelming they really get.

carnival takes the streets of rio in the form of blocos, or street parties, made up of a marching orchestra or a truck playing music followed by crowds that can range from a few hundreds to over a million.