Wigs, floats and body paint: eye-popping photographs from the 2017 Carnival in Rio de Janeiro

Experience the full-blast sensory overload of the Sambadrome during the world's most exuberant festival

By Katie Serena

Published February 27, 2017 7:46PM (EST)

A performer from the Vila Isabel samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) (AP)
A performer from the Vila Isabel samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) (AP)

 
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