(24 Feb 2020) SAMBA SCHOOLS IN PARADE TO RIO'S SAMBADROME
Some of Brazil's top samba schools performed during the carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. (23 February 2020)
It's the first of a two night competition where dancers, musicians and artists head to the Marquês de Sapucai Sambadrome, to show the judges, the public and the global television audience what each samba school has to offer.
The parade, which began with the national anthem, is more than just a dance competition and is also used to highlight important social issues in Brazil such as religious intolerance, racism and violence.
Tainara Matias da Silva, a 26 year old English teacher who was performing with the Estácio de Sá Samba school, said despite the current crisis that many dance troupes are facing relating to funding and resources, carnival will continue to thrive.
Each of the samba schools were judged on 10 categories, from the quality of their drummers to the beauty of their costumes and floats.
The world's biggest carnival officially ends on Ash Wednesday marking the beginning of the Christian period of Lent.

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