Sambodrome in Rio!

16 February 2010 02:48 am

A member of the Salgueiro samba school performs at the Sambodrome during the first night of Rio de Janeiro's famed carnival parade, Feb 15th.  An estimated 500,000 to 700,000 foreign tourists are in town to take part, many from Europe and the United States. AFP









US singer Madonna (L) and her Brazilian boyfriend Jesus Luz attend the famed parades of Rio's Carnival in the Sambodrome. AFP