A member of Tom Maior samba school parades through the Sambadrome, as part of Carnival celebrations, in Sao Paulo, Brazil early February 21, 2009. (MAURICIO LIMA/AFP/Getty Images)
Dancers of Mocidade samba school perform during the first night of the Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome Continue reading »
A member of Unidos do Peruche samba school parades at the Sambadrome, as part of carnival celebrations, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, late February 20, 2009. (MAURICIO LIMA/AFP/Getty Images)
A dancer performs atop a Vila Isabel samba school float at the Sambodrome in Rio de Janeiro Continue reading »
A float from the Vai-Vai samba school enters the Sambadrome in Sao Paulo, Brazil, early on February 22, 2009. (MAURICIO LIMA/AFP/Getty Images)
A member of Mocidade Alegre samba school parades in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Continue reading »
A dancer takes her position on a float as she prepares to enter Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome for the first night of the Carnival parade early February 23, 2009. (REUTERS/Daryan Dornelles)
Rio de Janeiro’s youngest Carnival queen, just 7 years old, is preparing to share the limelight with pop divas Madonna and Beyonce as Brazil’s annual blow-out gets under way this week.
The choice of third-grader Julia Lira to lead the drum corps for the Viradouro samba group sparked controversy and a legal challenge by a children’s rights group who said she risked being sexually exploited Continue reading »
