Carnival and the Pursuit of Happiness
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A dancer performs with 'Portela' samba school during Carnival in Rio de Janeiro on early Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007. The 14 samba schools are the main attraction of Rio de Janeiro's carnival, performing to approximately 70,000 spectators on a stadium built especially for it. (AP)
A Brazilian samba school performs during the annual carnival parade March 2, 2003 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Getty Images)
A samba school performs during the annual carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Getty Images)
Carnival spectators dance by Ipanema beach during the annual carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Getty Images)
Suzana Werner, ex-wife of Brazilian soccer player Rolando, in Carnival festivities (Getty Images)
Carnival in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil. (Cover/Getty Images)
Carnival in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil. (Cover/Getty Images)
Carnival in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil. (Cover/Getty Images)
A pre-Carnival parade in the rain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Getty Images)
Luciana Gimenez Morad, model and mother of rocker Mick Jagger's latest son, of the Grande Rio Samba School participates in Carnival festivities on February 12, 2002 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Getty Images)