Sneak peek of the extravagant Rio de Janeiro carnival parades in Brazil

[caption id=“attachment_1418633” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] A performer from the Unidos da Tijuca samba school parades during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1418637” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] A performer from the Uniao da Ilha do Governador samba school parades during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Brazil’s Carnival is maintaining its frenetic pace, with hundreds of roving parties taking over Rio de Janeiro’s streets and famed samba school parades heading into their final night. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1418639” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Performers from the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school parade during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1418643” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Performers from the Unidos da Tijuca samba school parade during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1418647” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Performers from the Uniao da Ilha do Governador samba school parade during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Brazil’s Carnival is maintaining its frenetic pace, with hundreds of roving parties taking over Rio de Janeiro’s streets and famed samba school parades heading into their final night. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1418651” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Performers from the Portela samba school parade during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1418653” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Performers from the Beija Flor samba school parade on a float during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1418655” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Performers from the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school pretend to play soccer as they hang on the wall of a float during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1418657” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] A performer from the Salgueiro samba school parades on a float during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  AP[/caption]