Feb 11
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A member of the Grande Rio samba school gives the final touches to an eagle atop a float at Samba City in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (VANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images)
A member of Academicos do Grande Rio samba school work on a float in Samba City in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A woman prepares a float of the Grande Rio samba school before performing in Rio de Janeiro (VANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images)
