Date uploaded: 2023-02-18 14:14:13

Brazil’s world-famous Carnival is back. 🇧🇷 Glittery and extravagant costumes were prepared again. Samba songs were ringing out 'til dawn at Rio de Janeiro’s sold-out parade grounds. And hundreds of raucous, roaming parties were flooding the streets. The COVID-19 pandemic last year prompted Rio to delay Carnival by two months, and watered down some of the fun, which was attended mostly by locals. But this year, Brazil's federal government expects 46 million people from around the world to join the festivities that officially began Friday and run through Feb. 22. 📸: @apnews; @gettyimages