Revelers of the Sao Clemente samba school perform during
the second night of Carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on February 20, 2012. Rio's two nights of famously
extravagant Carnival parades began late on February 18 in a burst of fireworks and to the cheers of festival goers who have been partying on the streets for days. The processions, featuring near-naked dancing queens, spectacularly imaginative floats and thousands of extras, were being held before a stadium crowd of 70,000 and an international broadcast audience
A reveller of Sao Clemente samba school smiles after parading during the second night of carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on February 20, 2012.
A reveller of Sao Clemente samba school poses next to another one after parading during the second night of carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on February 20, 2012.
A reveller of Sao Clemente samba school gestures after parading during the second night of carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on February 20, 2012.
A reveller of Sao Clemente samba school sticks her tongue out of exhaustion after parading during the second night of carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on February 20, 2012
A reveller of Uniao da Ilha samba school dances during the second night of carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on February 20, 2012.
A reveller of Uniao da Ilha samba school dances during the second night of carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on February 20, 2012.
The back of a reveller of Uniao da Ilha samba school is seen during the second night of carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on February 20, 2012
Revellers of Uniao da Ilha samba school disguised as English guards perform during the second night of carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on February 20, 2012
Revellers of Uniao da Ilha samba school disguised as English guards perform during the second night of carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on February 20, 2012
A reveller of Uniao da Ilha samba school dances ahead of a float during the second night of carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on February 20, 2012
Revellers of Uniao da Ilha samba school disguised as English guards perform during the second night of carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on February 20, 2012
Revellers of Uniao da Ilha samba school perform during the second night of carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on February 20, 2012.
