Just got back from my first live attendance at the absolutely breathtaking carnival parade at the Sambadromo, where the 13 best samba schools in Rio present their people, costums and carnivals fleets under a motto. Even though the mottos are known in advance, the set up of the wagons and the costumes are a well kept secret just being revealed once the show starts.
I’m sure you all have seen transmissions of the samba parade in TV and at least I assumed that the vast majority of the people taking part in the show would look like this drop dead gorgeous looking women:
but no there are loads of men, mostly half naked as well:
as well as anybody it seems between the age of 6 and 99 that manages the length of the Sambadromo, is willing and able to pay for one of the 100s of different costumes and has the patience to wait until it is his or her turn which can last up to 9 hours.
The fleet decorations were absolutely amazing too and so full of detail and phantasy:
And for the clean up session between the different school even the garbage workers were doing the Samba!
I left after my favorite for this years competition and last year winner Beija-Flor finished performing at 6 am. There was still one more school to come but the fireworks started to welcome sunrise – truly a night to remember!
makanandcomida 
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