carnival in rio is an explosion of colors and costumes that come together to create one of the most beautiful and creative expressions of brazilian folklore - any photograph will be a beautiful and colorful memoir of these representations, yet no picture could ever capture the true magnitude and soul of this spectacular event.

in this section we  everything from the make-up stages, to what it feels for a foreigner to actually participate is these parades.

we also included two sections of pictures of street parties ('blocos') in santa teresa and in zona sul.