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• Feb. 4: Percussion queen Juliana Paes performs along with her samba school Unidos de Viradouro in Rio de Janeiro.
• Feb. 4: Dancers from Unidos do Viradouro samba school parade carrying Chuckie dolls, a homicidal character in a series of movies, at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro.
• Feb. 4: Dancers perform during the parade of Unidos da Viradouro samba school at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro.
• Feb. 3: A dancer from Salgueiro samba school performs on a float during a carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro.
• Feb. 4: Dancers from Salgueiro samba school perform during a carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro.
• Feb. 3: A dancer from Porto da Pedra samba school performs during a carnival parade at the Sambodrome in Rio de Janeiro.
• Feb. 3: Angela Bismarchi, 36, dances during the Porto da Pedra samba school at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro. Her preparation for the samba parade includes her 42nd plastic surgery. In her latest surgery, days before the parade, Bismarchi had nylon wires implanted to give her eyes look more Japanese, in line with Porto da Pedra's theme this year: the centennial of Japanese immigration to Brazil.
• Feb. 3: A singer from Porto da Pedra samba school performs during a carnival parade at the Sambodrome in Rio de Janeiro.
• Feb. 3: A dancer from Sao Clemente samba school performs during a carnival parade at the Sambodrome in Rio de Janeiro.
• Feb. 3: A reveler breathes out fire during the carnival of Barranquilla, Colombia.
• Feb. 4: Smashed oranges cover the ground during a carnival celebration in Ivrea, Italy; this traditional orange throwing battle has its roots in the middle of the XIXth century.
• Feb. 4: A dancer from the Salgueiro samba school performs during a carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro.
• Feb. 4: Dancers perform during the parade of the Unidos da Viradouro samba school at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro.
• Feb. 4: A dancer from the Portel samba school performs during a carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro.
• Feb. 4: A dancer from the Salgueiro samba school performs during a carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro.
• Feb. 4: A dancer from the Portel samba school performs during a carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro.
• Feb. 4: A carnival float depicting Usama bin Laden taking a bath in a tub full of blood is seen during the traditional carnival parade in Duesseldorf, Germany.
• Feb. 4: Dancers perform during the parade of the Unidos da Viradouro samba school at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro.
• Feb. 4: A woman dressed as a clown is seen during the traditional carnival parade in Duesseldorf, Germany, where street spectacles are watched by millions of revelers, marking the highlights in Germany's carnival season.
• Feb. 4: A reveler dressed in a 'Federahansel,' or Feather Jack, costume uses a stick for a jump during the traditional 'Rottweiler Narrensprung,' or Rottweil Fools Jump, in downtown Rottweil, Germany, where some 3,000 carnival fools in the traditional carnival costumes of this Black Forest region participated in a street parade.
• Feb. 4: Percussion queen Juliana Paes dances during the parade of Unidos da Viradouro samba school at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro.
• Feb. 4: A float from the Portela samba school parades during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro.
• Feb. 3: Dancers from Porto da Pedra samba school perform on a float during a carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro; Porto da Pedra samba school made a tribute to the centennial of the Japanese immigration to Brazil.
• Feb. 4: A float from the Portel samba school parades during carnival celebration at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro.
• Feb. 3: Revelers perform during the carnival of Barranquilla, Colombia; the carnival was declared in 2003 by the UNESCO as 'Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.'
• Feb. 3: A Carnival reveler's glasses are seen as he watches a parade in the southern city of Maastricht, Netherlands.
• Feb. 4: People wearing protective helmets and costumes throw oranges as part of carnival celebrations in the northern Italian Piedmont town of Ivrea.
• Feb. 4: A woman dressed as a clown is seen during the traditional carnival parade in Duesseldorf, Germany.
• Feb. 4: One of the so-called 'Swollen Heads,' caricaturing local characters, leads the traditional Roses Monday Carnival parade in Mainz, Germany.
• Feb. 4: Dancers perform during the parade of the Unidos da Viradouro samba school at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro.
• Feb. 4: A dancer performs during the parade of Unidos da Viradouro samba school at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro.
• Feb. 4: Dancers from the Unidos de Viradouro samba school parade down at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro.
• Feb. 4: Revelers dance during the parade of the Portela samba school at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro.