Rio de Janeiro Carnival 2012: the first night of parades in the Sambadrome
Rio de Janeiro's annual Carnival kicked off as top samba schools paraded sumptuous allegorical floats and hundreds of exquisitely costumed performers to thumping drum beats. Seven top schools showed off their best performers in the city's renovated Sambodrome's 720-metre-long (2400-foot) avenue in front of a capacity crowd of 72,500 people. Six other schools are to parade on Monday night as part of the hotly contested event to pick the Carnival champion, judged on choreography, music, dancing and creativity.
Members of Beija-Flor samba school perform during the first day of parades of Carnival of Rio de Janeiro at the Sambadrome
Members of Beija-Flor samba school perform during the first day of parades of Carnival of Rio de Janeiro at the Sambadrome
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