'Double happiness' as Rio carnival returns

By Agence France-Presse

Feb 21, 2023 1:01 am

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil: Shaking the ground to the beat of their drums, Rio de Janeiro's famed carnival parades returned on Sunday in a swirl of glitter, sequins and samba, the festival's first full-on edition since the coronavirus pandemic began and Brazil's bitterly divisive elections last year.

The world's biggest carnival, which officially started last Friday, hit peak party level as Rio's top samba schools opened their annual parade competition in the giant avenue-turned-stadium known as the 'Sambadrome.'

FESTIVAL FRENZY Members of the Imperio Serrano samba school perform alongside their float during the first night of Rio’s Carnival at the Sambadrome Marques de Sapucai in Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023. AFP PHOTO

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