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Most of the carnival street parties in Rio are organized and run by Blocos. Each Bloco consists of a musical band and a group of partygoers. The Blocos, closely linked to the neighborhoods they come from, start their free-to-join parades early in January and continue throughout the carnival season. Playing usually their own samba song, backed up with a numerous bateria (drum and percussion players), Blocos are considered the beating heart of the Rio Carnival.
  • Brazilian boys, dressed as girls, perform during the carnival street party in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 18 February 2012. Most of the carnival street parties in Rio are organized and run by Blocos. Each Bloco consists of a musical band and a group of partygoers. The Blocos, closely linked to the neighborhoods they come from, start their free-to-join parades early in January and continue throughout the carnival season. Playing usually their own samba song, backed up with a numerous bateria (drum and percussion players), Blocos are considered the beating heart of the Rio Carnival.

  • Thousands of dancers follow the Orquestra Voadora band performing during the carnival street party in Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 21 February 2012. Most of the carnival street parties in Rio are organized and run by Blocos. Each Bloco consists of a musical band and a group of partygoers. The Blocos, closely linked to the neighborhoods they come from, start their free-to-join parades early in January and continue throughout the carnival season. Playing usually their own samba song, backed up with a numerous bateria (drum and percussion players), Blocos are considered the beating heart of the Rio Carnival.

  • Brazilian boys, dressed in fancy costumes, perform during the carnival street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 21 February 2012. Most of the carnival street parties in Rio are organized and run by Blocos. Each Bloco consists of a musical band and a group of partygoers. The Blocos, closely linked to the neighborhoods they come from, start their free-to-join parades early in January and continue throughout the carnival season. Playing usually their own samba song, backed up with a numerous bateria (drum and percussion players), Blocos are considered the beating heart of the Rio Carnival.

  • An Empolga as 9 band singer performs during the carnival street party in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 18 February 2012. Most of the carnival street parties in Rio are organized and run by Blocos. Each Bloco consists of a musical band and a group of partygoers. The Blocos, closely linked to the neighborhoods they come from, start their free-to-join parades early in January and continue throughout the carnival season. Playing usually their own samba song, backed up with a numerous bateria (drum and percussion players), Blocos are considered the beating heart of the Rio Carnival.

  • The Cristo Redentor symbol seen in front of the dancing people during the carnival street party in Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 21 February 2012. Most of the carnival street parties in Rio are organized and run by Blocos. Each Bloco consists of a musical band and a group of partygoers. The Blocos, closely linked to the neighborhoods they come from, start their free-to-join parades early in January and continue throughout the carnival season. Playing usually their own samba song, backed up with a numerous bateria (drum and percussion players), Blocos are considered the beating heart of the Rio Carnival.

  • Brazilian men, dressed in fancy costumes, perform during the carnival street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 21 February 2012. Most of the carnival street parties in Rio are organized and run by Blocos. Each Bloco consists of a musical band and a group of partygoers. The Blocos, closely linked to the neighborhoods they come from, start their free-to-join parades early in January and continue throughout the carnival season. Playing usually their own samba song, backed up with a numerous bateria (drum and percussion players), Blocos are considered the beating heart of the Rio Carnival.

  • Brass players of the Orquestra Voadora band perform during the carnival street party in Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 21 February 2012. Most of the carnival street parties in Rio are organized and run by Blocos. Each Bloco consists of a musical band and a group of partygoers. The Blocos, closely linked to the neighborhoods they come from, start their free-to-join parades early in January and continue throughout the carnival season. Playing usually their own samba song, backed up with a numerous bateria (drum and percussion players), Blocos are considered the beating heart of the Rio Carnival.

  • A chocalho player of the Empolga as 9 band performs during the carnival street party in Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 21 February 2012. Most of the carnival street parties in Rio are organized and run by Blocos. Each Bloco consists of a musical band and a group of partygoers. The Blocos, closely linked to the neighborhoods they come from, start their free-to-join parades early in January and continue throughout the carnival season. Playing usually their own samba song, backed up with a numerous bateria (drum and percussion players), Blocos are considered the beating heart of the Rio Carnival.

  • An Empolga as 9 band singer performs during the carnival street party in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 18 February 2012. Most of the carnival street parties in Rio are organized and run by Blocos. Each Bloco consists of a musical band and a group of partygoers. The Blocos, closely linked to the neighborhoods they come from, start their free-to-join parades early in January and continue throughout the carnival season. Playing usually their own samba song, backed up with a numerous bateria (drum and percussion players), Blocos are considered the beating heart of the Rio Carnival.

  • A pregnant woman dances during the Orquestra Voadora band performance in the carnival street party in Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 21 February 2012. Most of the carnival street parties in Rio are organized and run by Blocos. Each Bloco consists of a musical band and a group of partygoers. The Blocos, closely linked to the neighborhoods they come from, start their free-to-join parades early in January and continue throughout the carnival season. Playing usually their own samba song, backed up with a numerous bateria (drum and percussion players), Blocos are considered the beating heart of the Rio Carnival.

  • The Orquestra Voadora band performs during the carnival street party in Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 21 February 2012. Most of the carnival street parties in Rio are organized and run by Blocos. Each Bloco consists of a musical band and a group of partygoers. The Blocos, closely linked to the neighborhoods they come from, start their free-to-join parades early in January and continue throughout the carnival season. Playing usually their own samba song, backed up with a numerous bateria (drum and percussion players), Blocos are considered the beating heart of the Rio Carnival.

  • Brass players of the Orquestra Voadora band perform during the carnival street party in Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 21 February 2012. Most of the carnival street parties in Rio are organized and run by Blocos. Each Bloco consists of a musical band and a group of partygoers. The Blocos, closely linked to the neighborhoods they come from, start their free-to-join parades early in January and continue throughout the carnival season. Playing usually their own samba song, backed up with a numerous bateria (drum and percussion players), Blocos are considered the beating heart of the Rio Carnival.

  • Drum players (bateria) of the Orquestra Voadora band perform during the carnival street party in Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 21 February 2012. Most of the carnival street parties in Rio are organized and run by Blocos. Each Bloco consists of a musical band and a group of partygoers. The Blocos, closely linked to the neighborhoods they come from, start their free-to-join parades early in January and continue throughout the carnival season. Playing usually their own samba song, backed up with a numerous bateria (drum and percussion players), Blocos are considered the beating heart of the Rio Carnival.

  • An Empolga as 9 band singer performs during the carnival street party in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 18 February 2012. Most of the carnival street parties in Rio are organized and run by Blocos. Each Bloco consists of a musical band and a group of partygoers. The Blocos, closely linked to the neighborhoods they come from, start their free-to-join parades early in January and continue throughout the carnival season. Playing usually their own samba song, backed up with a numerous bateria (drum and percussion players), Blocos are considered the beating heart of the Rio Carnival.

  • Drum players (bateria) of the Orquestra Voadora band perform during the carnival street party in Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 21 February 2012. Most of the carnival street parties in Rio are organized and run by Blocos. Each Bloco consists of a musical band and a group of partygoers. The Blocos, closely linked to the neighborhoods they come from, start their free-to-join parades early in January and continue throughout the carnival season. Playing usually their own samba song, backed up with a numerous bateria (drum and percussion players), Blocos are considered the beating heart of the Rio Carnival.

  • The Cristo Redentor symbol seen in front of the dancing people during the carnival street party in Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 21 February 2012. Most of the carnival street parties in Rio are organized and run by Blocos. Each Bloco consists of a musical band and a group of partygoers. The Blocos, closely linked to the neighborhoods they come from, start their free-to-join parades early in January and continue throughout the carnival season. Playing usually their own samba song, backed up with a numerous bateria (drum and percussion players), Blocos are considered the beating heart of the Rio Carnival.

  • The Orquestra Voadora band performs during the carnival street party in Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 21 February 2012. Most of the carnival street parties in Rio are organized and run by Blocos. Each Bloco consists of a musical band and a group of partygoers. The Blocos, closely linked to the neighborhoods they come from, start their free-to-join parades early in January and continue throughout the carnival season. Playing usually their own samba song, backed up with a numerous bateria (drum and percussion players), Blocos are considered the beating heart of the Rio Carnival.

  • Brass players of the Orquestra Voadora band perform during the carnival street party in Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 21 February 2012. Most of the carnival street parties in Rio are organized and run by Blocos. Each Bloco consists of a musical band and a group of partygoers. The Blocos, closely linked to the neighborhoods they come from, start their free-to-join parades early in January and continue throughout the carnival season. Playing usually their own samba song, backed up with a numerous bateria (drum and percussion players), Blocos are considered the beating heart of the Rio Carnival.