Pictures: Carnival around the world

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An Aymara native takes part in the Anata Andino, an Andean carnival in which people from different communities gather to thank the Pachamama for the crops and ask for the rainy season to begin, in the Bolivian city of Oruro, some 230 Km south of La Paz. TOPSHOTS/AFP PHOTO/Aizar RALDES (Photo credit should read AIZAR RALDES/AFP/Getty Images) ORG XMIT:

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SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 26: Nominee for Queen of the 2013 Santa Cruz carnival Paula Delgado performs on February 26, 2014 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife on the Canary island of Tenerife, Spain. The Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife brings every year thousands of revellers. Santa Cruz is the closest European equivalent to the Brazilian Carnival from Rio Janeiro. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 475575883

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Dancers perform on the main stage in the Battle of the Troops contest during carnival celebrations in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife, on February 18, 2017. The over month long event began on February 1 and finishes on March 5 with orchestras playing Caribbean and Brazilian rhythms throughout the festivities that range from the election for the Carnival Queen, the Junior Queen and the Senior Queen, children and adult murgas (satirical street bands), comparsas (dance groups) to performances on the streets. / AFP PHOTO / Desiree MARTINDESIREE MARTIN/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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Performers from the Unidos da Tijuca samba school, impersonating U.S. artist Beyonce, parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Mauro Pimentel)

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SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 26: Nominee Gara Ramos stands on stage after her performance on Queen of the 2013 Santa Cruz carnival Gala on February 26, 2014 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife on the Canary island of Tenerife, Spain. The Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife brings thousands of revellers every year . Santa Cruz is the closest European equivalent to the Brazilian Carnival from Rio Janeiro. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 475575883

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Revelers of Mocidade Independente samba school perform during the first night of Carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 11, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ANTONIO SCORZAANTONIO SCORZA/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT: 1323

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A dancer performs along the streets of the 'Sur' neighborhood during the second night of the "Llamadas" (Calls) parade of the carnival of Montevideo on February 10, 2012. The "Llamadas" is Uruguay's biggest carnival parade, in which "comparsas" -- groups of dancers and drummers of the traditional "candombe" music -- compete for two consecutive nights. AFP PHOTO/PABLO PORCIUNCULA (Photo credit should read PABLO PORCIUNCULA/AFP/Getty Images) ORG XMIT:

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A reveller of the Sao Clemente samba school performs during the second night of Rio's Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 27, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Yasuyoshi CHIBAYASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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TOPSHOTS A dancer from Rio de Janeiro's samba school Vila Isabel performs along the Sambadrome on the second day of the traditional city's samba school parade on February 12, 2013. AFP PHOTO ANTONIO SCORZAANTONIO SCORZA/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT: 1475

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Dancers perform during carnival in Encarncion on February 13, 2011. The "Llamadas" is Paraguay's biggest carnival parade, in which "comparsas," groups of dancers and drummers, compete. AFP PHOTO/Norberto Duarte (Photo credit should read NORBERTO DUARTE/AFP/Getty Images)

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TOPSHOTS A reveler of the Tom Maior samba school performs during the first night of carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Sao Paulo, Brazil on March 01, 2014. AFP PHOTO / Nelson ALMEIDANELSON ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

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A reveller of the Sao Clemente samba school performs during the second night of Rio's Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 27, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Yasuyoshi CHIBAYASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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Dancers perform during the carnival in Encarnacion, Paraguay on January 29, 2017. Encarnacion is located 375 km south of Asuncion and was named the city of carnival. / AFP PHOTO / NORBERTO DUARTENORBERTO DUARTE/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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Dancers perform during the carnival in Encarnacion, Paraguay on January 29, 2017. Encarnacion is located 375 km south of Asuncion and was named the city of carnival. / AFP PHOTO / NORBERTO DUARTENORBERTO DUARTE/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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A dancer performs along the streets of the 'Sur' neighborhood during the second night of the "Llamadas" (Calls) parade of the carnival of Montevideo on February 10, 2012. The "Llamadas" is Uruguay's biggest carnival parade, in which "comparsas" -- groups of dancers and drummers of the traditional "candombe" music -- compete for two consecutive nights. AFP PHOTO/PABLO PORCIUNCULA (Photo credit should read PABLO PORCIUNCULA/AFP/Getty Images) ORG XMIT:

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Revellers from the Beija-Flor samba school parade on the first night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome February 20, 2012. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes (BRAZIL - Tags: SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT) ORG XMIT: RIO532

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A nominee for Queen of the Carnival of Santa Cruz, on the main stage, shows off her outfit under the watchful eyes of the jury in Santa Cruz de Tenerife on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife on February 26, 2014. The dresses are more than five meters high and over 80 kilos in weight. The over one-month-long event began on January 31 and finishes on March 8 with orchestras playing Caribbean and Brazilian rhythms throughout the festivities that range from elections for the Carnival Queen, the Junior Queen and the Senior Queen, children and adult murgas (satirical street bands), comparsas (dance groups) to performances on the streets. AFP PHOTO / DESIREE MARTINDESIREE MARTIN/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

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A reveler performs during the 2016 National Carnival Parade on February 9, 2016 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The name in Haitian creole of the carnival for this year is "Ayiti Toutan" (Haiti Always). The launch of the carnival the previous day was suspended due to the political situation affecting Haiti. / AFP / HECTOR RETAMALHECTOR RETAMAL/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

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Revelers attend the Ceu na Terra, or 'Heaven on Earth' carnival street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017. Merrymakers take to the streets in hundreds of open-air "bloco" parties ahead of Rio's over-the-top Carnival, the highlight of the year for many. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

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Dancers perform in the Las Llamadas carnival parade in Montevideo, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico) ORG XMIT: MVD102

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A dancer and drummers perform in a street of the Sur neighbourhood in Montevideo, during the second night of the "Llamadas" (Calls) parade on February 14, 2014. The "Llamadas" is Uruguay's biggest carnival parade, in which "comparsas" -- groups of dancers and drummers of the traditional "candombe" music -- compete during two nights of parades. AFP PHOTO/PABLO PORCIUNCULAPABLO PORCIUNCULA/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

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Brazilian TV star Juliana Alves of Unidos da Tijuca samba school performs during the first night of Carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on February 11, 2013. AFP PHOTO / VANDERLEI ALMEIDAVANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

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A performer from the Mocidade samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday Feb. 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Mauro Pimentel)

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Performers from the Mangueira samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

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Revellers of the Salgueiro samba school participate on the first night of the annual carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome, February 10, 2013. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes (BRAZIL - Tags: SOCIETY) ORG XMIT: RIO653

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Revelers perform during the 2016 National Carnival Parade on February 10, 2016 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The name in Haitian creole of the carnival for this year is "Ayiti Toutan" (Haiti Always). The launch of the carnival the previous day was suspended due to the political situation affecting Haiti. / AFP / HECTOR RETAMALHECTOR RETAMAL/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

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A nominee for Queen of the Carnival of Santa Cruz, on the main stage, shows off her outfit under the watchful eyes of the jury in Santa Cruz de Tenerife on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife on February 26, 2014. The dresses are more than five meters high and over 80 kilos in weight. The over one-month-long event began on January 31 and finishes on March 8 with orchestras playing Caribbean and Brazilian rhythms throughout the festivities that range from elections for the Carnival Queen, the Junior Queen and the Senior Queen, children and adult murgas (satirical street bands), comparsas (dance groups) to performances on the streets. AFP PHOTO / DESIREE MARTINDESIREE MARTIN/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

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TOPSHOT - Revellers of the Mangueira samba school perform on the second night of Rio's Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early on February 28, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Yasuyoshi CHIBAYASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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A dancer performs on the main stage in the Battle of the Troops contest during carnival celebrations in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife, on February 18, 2017. The over month long event began on February 1 and finishes on March 5 with orchestras playing Caribbean and Brazilian rhythms throughout the festivities that range from the election for the Carnival Queen, the Junior Queen and the Senior Queen, children and adult murgas (satirical street bands), comparsas (dance groups) to performances on the streets. / AFP PHOTO / Desiree MARTINDESIREE MARTIN/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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Dancers perform during carnival in Encarncion 375 km south of Asuncion on February 10, 2012. The "Llamadas" is Paraguay's biggest carnival parade, in which "comparsas," groups of dancers and drummers compete. AFP PHOTO / Norberto Duarte (Photo credit should read NORBERTO DUARTE/AFP/Getty Images) ORG XMIT:

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Dancers perform on the main stage in the Battle of the Troops contest during carnival celebrations in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife, on February 18, 2017. The over month long event began on February 1 and finishes on March 5 with orchestras playing Caribbean and Brazilian rhythms throughout the festivities that range from the election for the Carnival Queen, the Junior Queen and the Senior Queen, children and adult murgas (satirical street bands), comparsas (dance groups) to performances on the streets. / AFP PHOTO / Desiree MARTINDESIREE MARTIN/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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Revellers dance in the carnival parade in the mining village of El Callao, Bolivar state, southeastern Venezuela on February 27, 2017. El Callao's carnival was recently named Unesco's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. / AFP PHOTO / JUAN BARRETOJUAN BARRETO/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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TOPSHOT - A dancer of the Mangueira samba school performs on the second night of Rio's Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early on February 28, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Yasuyoshi CHIBAYASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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TOPSHOTS A reveler of Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school performs during the second night of Carnival parades at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on February 12, 2013. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMONCHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

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SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 26: Nominee Amanda Perdomo poses for photographs at backstage before she was elected as Queen of the 2013 Santa Cruz carnival on February 26, 2014 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife on the Canary island of Tenerife, Spain. The Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife brings thousands of revellers every year. Santa Cruz is the closest European equivalent to the Brazilian Carnival from Rio Janeiro. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 475575883

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Masked revellers parade through the streets, during the carnival in Lucerne, Switzerland, Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. (Urs Flueeler/Keystone via AP)

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TOPSHOTS Dancers perform during carnival in Encarncion, 375 km south of Asuncion on February 15, 2014. The "Llamadas" is Paraguay's biggest carnival parade, in which "comparsas," groups of dancers and drummers compete. AFP PHOTO Norberto DuarteNORBERTO DUARTE/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

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TOPSHOT - Revellers of the Sao Clemente samba school perform during the second night of Rio's Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 27, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Yasuyoshi CHIBAYASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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The Queen of the Drums of Sao Clemente samba school, Bruna Almeida, performs ahead of the musicians during the samba school parade along the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 6, 2011. Some three thousand relevellers integrate the samba school. AFP PHOTO / ANTONIO SCORZA (Photo credit should read ANTONIO SCORZA/AFP/Getty Images)

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A cat takes part in the animals' carnival parade "Blocao", at Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro on February 16 , 2014. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMONCHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

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Dancers perform on the main stage in the Battle of the Troops contest during carnival celebrations in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife, on February 18, 2017. The over month long event began on February 1 and finishes on March 5 with orchestras playing Caribbean and Brazilian rhythms throughout the festivities that range from the election for the Carnival Queen, the Junior Queen and the Senior Queen, children and adult murgas (satirical street bands), comparsas (dance groups) to performances on the streets. / AFP PHOTO / Desiree MARTINDESIREE MARTIN/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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Dancers participate in a carnival 2013 parade in Encarnacion, 375 km south of Asuncion on January 18, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ strSTR/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT: 451

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TOPSHOTS Revelers of Grande Rio samba school perform during the second night of Carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 12, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ANTONIO SCORZAANTONIO SCORZA/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT: 1412

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Revellers dance in the carnival parade in the mining village of El Callao, Bolivar state, southeastern Venezuela on February 27, 2017. El Callao's carnival was recently named Unesco's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. / AFP PHOTO / JUAN BARRETOJUAN BARRETO/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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Revelers perform during the last day of National Carnival parade 2014, in Gonaives, some 150 km from Port au Prince on March 4, 2014 in Haiti. AFP PHOTO/Hector RETAMALHECTOR RETAMAL/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT: HAITI-GON

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A reveller wearing a mask and period costume takse part in the Venice Carnival on February 18, 2017 in Venice. / AFP PHOTO / Alberto PIZZOLIALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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TOPSHOTS Locals play with foam during the "Carnavalito" parade of the Blacks and Whites Carnival in Pasto, Colombia, on January 3, 2014. The Blacks and Whites Carnival --declared by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage-- is the most important holiday in southern Colombia, being held January 2 to 7 each year. AFP PHOTO/Luis ROBAYOLUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

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A reveller of Renascer samba school dances during the first night of carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on February 19, 2012. (Photo credit should read ANTONIO SCORZA/AFP/Getty Images) ORG XMIT:

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Performer from the Portela samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday Feb. 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Mauro Pimentel)

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A dancer performs in a street of the Sur neighbourhood in Montevideo, during the second night of the "Llamadas" (Calls) parade on February 14, 2014. The "Llamadas" is Uruguay's biggest carnival parade, in which "comparsas" -- groups of dancers and drummers of the traditional "candombe" music -- compete during two nights of parades. AFP PHOTO/PABLO PORCIUNCULAPABLO PORCIUNCULA/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

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Revellers of the Uniao da Ilha do Governador samba school perform during the second night of Rio's Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 27, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / VANDERLEI ALMEIDAVANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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Revellers of Portela samba school perform during the first night of carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on February 19, 2012. TOPSHOTS AFP PHOTO / ANTONIO SCORZA (Photo credit should read ANTONIO SCORZA/AFP/Getty Images) ORG XMIT:

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SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 26: Nominee for Queen of the 2013 Santa Cruz carnival Yolanda Mendoza performs on February 26, 2014 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife on the Canary island of Tenerife, Spain. The Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife brings every year thousands of revellers. Santa Cruz is the closest European equivalent to the Brazilian Carnival from Rio Janeiro. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 475575883

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A man puts make-up on a child during the second day of carnival parade in Barranquilla, Colombia on February 10, 2013. Barranquilla's Carnival, a tradition created by locals at the end of the 19th century as a response and to parody the celebration held by European immigrants and aristocracy, was declared a "Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity" by the UNESCO in 2003. AFP PHOTO/Luis AcostaLUIS ACOSTA/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

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Revellers covered with talcum powder wait for promotional goodies during the street carnival 'Los Indianos' in Santa Cruz de la Palma, on the Spanish Canary island of La Palma, on February 27, 2017. The event began on February 1 and finishes on March 5 with orchestras playing Caribbean and Brazilian rhythms throughout the festivities that range from elections for the Carnival Queen, the Junior Queen and the Senior Queen, to children and adult murgas (satirical street bands), comparsas (dance groups) and street performances. / AFP PHOTO / DESIREE MARTINDESIREE MARTIN/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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TOPSHOT - A dancer forming a group known as "comparsa", competes by playing and dancing to the rhythm of the traditional "candombe" music, in Montevideo on February 10, 2017 during the second day of the "Llamadas", only one of events that make up Uruguay's carnival -- the world's longest. / AFP PHOTO / Pablo PORCIUNCULA BRUNEPABLO PORCIUNCULA BRUNE/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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A dancer performs on the main stage in the Battle of the Troops contest during carnival celebrations in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife, on February 18, 2017. The over month long event began on February 1 and finishes on March 5 with orchestras playing Caribbean and Brazilian rhythms throughout the festivities that range from the election for the Carnival Queen, the Junior Queen and the Senior Queen, children and adult murgas (satirical street bands), comparsas (dance groups) to performances on the streets. / AFP PHOTO / Desiree MARTINDESIREE MARTIN/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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A dancer performs during the first day of the "Llamadas", one of the carnival parades taking place in Montevideo, on January 31, 2013. The "Llamadas" is Uruguay's biggest carnival parade during which the "comparsas" -traditional "candombe" music groups of dancers and drummers- compete during two days. AFP PHOTO/ AFP PHOTO / Miguel ROJOMIGUEL ROJO/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

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Revellers of the Mangueira samba school perform on the second night of Rio's Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early on February 28, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Yasuyoshi CHIBAYASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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Revellers of the Salgueiro samba school participate on the first night of the annual carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome, February 10, 2013. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares (BRAZIL - Tags: SOCIETY) ORG XMIT: RIO645

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Dancers perform to candombe music played by a comparsa, an Uruguayan carnival band, during the second night of the Llamadas parade in Montevideo February 4, 2011. The Llamadas, which is Spanish for "call", originated during the colonial times when slaves played drums to keep in touch with relatives and friends. REUTERS/Andres Stapff (URUGUAY - Tags: SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY) ORG XMIT: AST06

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Revellers of the Unidos da Tijuca samba school perform during the second night of Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on February 21, 2012. 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. AFP PHOTO / VANDERLEI ALMEIDA (Photo credit should read VANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images) ORG XMIT:

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A dancer performs on the main stage in the Battle of the Troops contest during carnival celebrations in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife, on February 18, 2017. The over month long event began on February 1 and finishes on March 5 with orchestras playing Caribbean and Brazilian rhythms throughout the festivities that range from the election for the Carnival Queen, the Junior Queen and the Senior Queen, children and adult murgas (satirical street bands), comparsas (dance groups) to performances on the streets. / AFP PHOTO / Desiree MARTINDESIREE MARTIN/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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A performer from the Portela samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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A traditional "Diablo Arlequin" (Harlequin Devil) dancer take part in the second day of carnival parade in Barranquilla, Colombia on February 10, 2013. Barranquilla's Carnival, a tradition created by locals at the end of the 19th century as a response and to parody the celebration held by European immigrants and aristocracy, was declared a "Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity" by the UNESCO in 2003. AFP PHOTO/Luis AcostaLUIS ACOSTA/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

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Masked revellers parade through the streets, during the carnival in Lucerne, Switzerland, Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. (Urs Flueeler/Keystone via AP)

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Dancers perform on the main stage in the Battle of the Troops contest during carnival celebrations in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife, on February 18, 2017. The over month long event began on February 1 and finishes on March 5 with orchestras playing Caribbean and Brazilian rhythms throughout the festivities that range from the election for the Carnival Queen, the Junior Queen and the Senior Queen, children and adult murgas (satirical street bands), comparsas (dance groups) to performances on the streets. / AFP PHOTO / Desiree MARTINDESIREE MARTIN/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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Revellers dance in the carnival parade in the mining village of El Callao, Bolivar state, southeastern Venezuela on February 27, 2017. El Callao's carnival was recently named Unesco's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. / AFP PHOTO / JUAN BARRETO / TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY ISABEL SANCHEZJUAN BARRETO/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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A reveller from the Grande Rio samba school takes part in the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome February 21, 2012. REUTERS/Nacho Doce (BRAZIL - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY) ORG XMIT: RIO575

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TOPSHOT - A reveler with body painted in motor oil depicting the devil performs during of 2016 National Carnival Parade on February 9, 2016, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The name of the carnival for this year is Ayiti Toutan, in Haitian creole,(Haiti always). Yesterday was suspended the first day of carnival by the political situation affecting Haiti. The name in Haitian creole of the carnival for this year is "Ayiti Toutan" (Haiti Always). The launch of the carnival the previous day was suspended tdue to the political situation affecting Haiti. / AFP / HECTOR RETAMALHECTOR RETAMAL/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

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A reveler of Portela samba school performs during the first night of Carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on February 11, 2013. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMONCHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

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A reveller from the Vila Isabel samba school parades on the first night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome February 20, 2012. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes (BRAZIL - Tags: SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT) ORG XMIT: RIO594

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A dancer performs next to drummers during the second night of the "Llamadas" parade during carnival in Montevideo on February 6, 2010. The "Llamadas" is Uruguay's biggest carnival parade, in which "comparsas" -- groups of dancers and drummers of the traditional "candombe" music -- compete during two nights of parade. AFP PHOTO/PABLO PORCIUNCULA (Photo credit should read PABLO PORCIUNCULA/AFP/Getty Images)

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Drummers play during "Las llamadas" carnival parade in Montevideo, Uruguay, late Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. "Las Llamadas," or The Calls, is a drum-call parade with pounding Afro-Uruguayan rhythmic music known as "Candombe," and features three types of drums: el chico, repique and piano. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)

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Drummers dressed as lions perform in the Las Llamadas carnival parade in Montevideo, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico) ORG XMIT: MVD103

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A dancer performs during carnival in Encarncion on February 13, 2011. The "Llamadas" is Paraguay's biggest carnival parade, in which "comparsas," groups of dancers and drummers, compete. AFP PHOTO/Norberto Duarte (Photo credit should read NORBERTO DUARTE/AFP/Getty Images)

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A reveler of Portela samba school performs during the first night of Carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on February 11, 2013. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMONCHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

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Dancers participate in a carnival parade in Encarnacion, 375 km south of Asuncion, on February 12, 2011. TOPSHOTS AFP PHOTO/Norbero Duarte (Photo credit should read NORBERTO DUARTE/AFP/Getty Images)

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A performer from the Unidos da Tijuca samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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Members of a comparsa, an Uruguayan carnival band, perform during the second night of the Llamadas parade in Montevideo February 10, 2012. The Llamadas, which is Spanish for "Call", originated during the colonial times when slaves played drums to keep in touch with relatives and friends. REUTERS/Andres Stapff (URUGUAY - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY) ORG XMIT: AST102

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A dancer performs on the main stage in the Battle of the Troops contest during carnival celebrations in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife, on February 18, 2017. The over month long event began on February 1 and finishes on March 5 with orchestras playing Caribbean and Brazilian rhythms throughout the festivities that range from the election for the Carnival Queen, the Junior Queen and the Senior Queen, children and adult murgas (satirical street bands), comparsas (dance groups) to performances on the streets. / AFP PHOTO / Desiree MARTINDESIREE MARTIN/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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Dancers and drummers perform during "Las llamadas" carnival parade in Montevideo, Uruguay, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. Las Llamadas, or "The Calls," is a drum-call parade with pounding Afro-Uruguayan rhythmic music known as "Candombe," featuring three types of drums: el chico, repique and piano. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)

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Revelers of Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school perform atop a float during the second night of Carnival parades at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on February 12, 2013. AFP PHOTO / VANDERLEI ALMEIDAVANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

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US actress Megan Fox (L) looks at Unidos da Tijuca samba school during the first night of Carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on February 11, 2013. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMONCHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

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SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 26: Nominee for Queen of the 2013 Santa Cruz carnival Suleima Martin performs on February 26, 2014 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife on the Canary island of Tenerife, Spain. The Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife brings every year thousands of revellers. Santa Cruz is the closest European equivalent to the Brazilian Carnival from Rio Janeiro. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 475575883

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SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 26: Nominee for Queen of the 2013 Santa Cruz carnival Noemi Hormiga performs on February 26, 2014 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife on the Canary island of Tenerife, Spain. The Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife brings every year thousands of revellers. Santa Cruz is the closest European equivalent to the Brazilian Carnival from Rio Janeiro. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 475575883

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A craftsman loooks at a float for the"White Day" parade, part of the Carnival of Blacks and Whites in Pasto, Colombia, on January, 4, 2013. The Carnival of Blacks and Whites was declared by UNESCO as "Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity", and is celebrated every year on the eve of the "Three Kings Day". AFP PHOTO/Luis ROBAYOLUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

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Revelers perform during the 2016 National Carnival Parade on February 10, 2016 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The name in Haitian creole of the carnival for this year is "Ayiti Toutan" (Haiti Always). The launch of the carnival two days ago was postponed due to the political situation affecting Haiti. / AFP / HECTOR RETAMALHECTOR RETAMAL/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

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JACMEL, HAITI - FEBRUARY 27: Women dressed in party attire prepare to participate in a parade during carnival weekend in Jacmel, Haiti, February 27, 2011. This year's celebration was met with mixed emotion as the memory of the 2010 earthquake, which forced the cancellation of last year's event, loomed large. (Photo by Allison Shelley/Getty Images)

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A reveller from the Vila Isabel samba school participates in the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome February 12, 2013. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes (BRAZIL - Tags: SOCIETY) ORG XMIT: RIO331

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SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 26: Nominee Ana Belen Sepulveda prepares at backstage for her performance on Queen of the 2013 Santa Cruz carnival Gala on February 26, 2014 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife on the Canary island of Tenerife, Spain. The Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife brings thousands of revellers every year . Santa Cruz is the closest European equivalent to the Brazilian Carnival from Rio Janeiro. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 475575883

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TOPSHOTS Haitians participate in the first day of the Carnival of Flowers July 27, 2014, in Port au Prince, Haiti. The three-day festival celebrate through the streets of Hatian capital's downtown. AFP PHOTO / Hector RETAMALHECTOR RETAMAL/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT: HAITI-FES

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A reveler dances during the third day of carnival parade in Barranquilla, Colombia on February 20, 2012. Barranquilla's carnival, a tradition cretaed by locals at the end of the 19th century as a response and to parody the celebration held by European immigrants and aristocracy, was declared a "Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity" by the UNESCO in 2003. AFP PHOTO/Luis Acosta (Photo credit should read LUIS ACOSTA/AFP/Getty Images) ORG XMIT:

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Members from the Unidos da Tijuca samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

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SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 26: Nominee for Queen of the 2013 Santa Cruz carnival Nuria Garcia performs on February 26, 2014 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife on the Canary island of Tenerife, Spain. The Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife brings every year thousands of revellers. Santa Cruz is the closest European equivalent to the Brazilian Carnival from Rio Janeiro. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 475575883

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Revelers of Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school perform during the second night of Carnival parades at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on February 12, 2013. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMONCHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

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Traditional "Congo" dancers take part in the second day of carnival parade in Barranquilla, Colombia on February 10, 2013. Barranquilla's Carnival, a tradition created by locals at the end of the 19th century as a response and to parody the celebration held by European immigrants and aristocracy, was declared a "Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity" by the UNESCO in 2003. AFP PHOTO/Luis AcostaLUIS ACOSTA/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

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A fire-swallower performs during the Carnival of Delmas, in Port au Prince on February 21, 2014. AFP PHOTO / Hector RETAMALHECTOR RETAMAL/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT: HAITI-CAR

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Dancers perform on the main stage in the Battle of the Troops contest during carnival celebrations in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife, on February 18, 2017. The over month long event began on February 1 and finishes on March 5 with orchestras playing Caribbean and Brazilian rhythms throughout the festivities that range from the election for the Carnival Queen, the Junior Queen and the Senior Queen, children and adult murgas (satirical street bands), comparsas (dance groups) to performances on the streets. / AFP PHOTO / Desiree MARTINDESIREE MARTIN/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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A reveller of the Uniao da Ilha do Governador samba school performs during the second night of Rio's Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 27, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / VANDERLEI ALMEIDAVANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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A dancer performs on the main stage in the Battle of the Troops contest during carnival celebrations in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife, on February 18, 2017. The over month long event began on February 1 and finishes on March 5 with orchestras playing Caribbean and Brazilian rhythms throughout the festivities that range from the election for the Carnival Queen, the Junior Queen and the Senior Queen, children and adult murgas (satirical street bands), comparsas (dance groups) to performances on the streets. / AFP PHOTO / Desiree MARTINDESIREE MARTIN/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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A dancer forming a group known as "comparsa", competes by playing and dancing to the rhythm of the traditional "candombe" music, in Montevideo on February 10, 2017 during the second day of the "Llamadas", only one of events that make up Uruguay's carnival -- the world's longest. / AFP PHOTO / Pablo PORCIUNCULA BRUNEPABLO PORCIUNCULA BRUNE/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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Revellers covered with talcum powder wait for promotional goodies during the street carnival 'Los Indianos' in Santa Cruz de la Palma, on the Spanish Canary island of La Palma, on February 27, 2017. The event began on February 1 and finishes on March 5 with orchestras playing Caribbean and Brazilian rhythms throughout the festivities that range from elections for the Carnival Queen, the Junior Queen and the Senior Queen, to children and adult murgas (satirical street bands), comparsas (dance groups) and street performances. / AFP PHOTO / DESIREE MARTINDESIREE MARTIN/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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Revellers dance in the carnival parade in the mining village of El Callao, Bolivar state, southeastern Venezuela on February 27, 2017. El Callao's carnival was recently named Unesco's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. / AFP PHOTO / JUAN BARRETO / TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY ISABEL SANCHEZJUAN BARRETO/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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A dancer performs in the second night of the "Llamadas" parade during carnival in Montevideo on February 4, 2011. The "Llamadas" is Uruguay's biggest carnival parade, in which "comparsas" -- groups of dancers and drummers of the traditional "candombe" music -- compete during two nights of parade. AFP PHOTO/PABLO PORCIUNCULA (Photo credit should read PABLO PORCIUNCULA/AFP/Getty Images)

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Dancers perform on the main stage in the Battle of the Troops contest during carnival celebrations in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife, on February 18, 2017. The over month long event began on February 1 and finishes on March 5 with orchestras playing Caribbean and Brazilian rhythms throughout the festivities that range from the election for the Carnival Queen, the Junior Queen and the Senior Queen, children and adult murgas (satirical street bands), comparsas (dance groups) to performances on the streets. / AFP PHOTO / Desiree MARTINDESIREE MARTIN/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 26: Nominee for Queen of the 2013 Santa Cruz carnival Ariana Mejias performs on February 26, 2014 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife on the Canary island of Tenerife, Spain. The Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife brings every year thousands of revellers. Santa Cruz is the closest European equivalent to the Brazilian Carnival from Rio Janeiro. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 475575883

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A dancer forming a group known as "comparsa", competes by playing and dancing to the rhythm of the traditional "candombe" music, in Montevideo on February 10, 2017 during the second day of the "Llamadas", only one of events that make up Uruguay's carnival -- the world's longest. / AFP PHOTO / Pablo PORCIUNCULA BRUNEPABLO PORCIUNCULA BRUNE/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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Revellers of Unidos da Tijuca samba school perform on the second night of Rio's Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early on February 28, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Yasuyoshi CHIBAYASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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A feathered dancer stands ready to perform at the "Las llamadas" carnival parade in Montevideo, Uruguay, Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. "Las Llamadas," or The Calls, is a drum-call parade with pounding Afro-Uruguayan rhythmic music known as "Candombe." (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)

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A craftsman gives the final touches to a float for the"White Day" parade, part of the Carnival of Blacks and Whites in Pasto, Colombia, on January, 4, 2013. The Carnival of Blacks and Whites was declared by UNESCO as "Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity", and is celebrated every year on the eve of the "Three Kings Day". AFP PHOTO/Luis ROBAYOLUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

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Dancers perform during the carnival in Encarnacion, Paraguay on January 29, 2017. Encarnacion is located 375 km south of Asuncion and was named the city of carnival. / AFP PHOTO / NORBERTO DUARTENORBERTO DUARTE/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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A woman strikes a pose for a selfie during the Fire and Passion carnival street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017. Hundreds of thousands take to the streets in open-air "bloco" parties ahead of Rio's over-the-top Carnival celebration of joy. (AP Photo/Mauro Pimentel)

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A performer from the Unidos da Tijuca samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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TOPSHOTS Revelers of Grande Rio samba school perform during the second night of Carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 12, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ANTONIO SCORZAANTONIO SCORZA/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT: 1411

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Revellers dressed in masks and period costumes take part at the Venice Carnival on February 19, 2017 in Venice. / AFP PHOTO / Alberto PIZZOLIALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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A performer from the Uniao da Ilha samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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Revelers of Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school perform during the second night of Carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 12, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ANTONIO SCORZAANTONIO SCORZA/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT: 1430

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Revelers perform during the 2016 National Carnival Parade on February 9, 2016 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The name in Haitian creole of the carnival for this year is "Ayiti Toutan" (Haiti Always). The launch of the carnival the previous day was suspended tdue to the political situation affecting Haiti. / AFP / HECTOR RETAMALHECTOR RETAMAL/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

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People look at a float during the "White Day" parade, part of the Carnival of Blacks and Whites in Pasto, Colombia, on January, 6, 2013. The Carnival of Blacks and Whites was declared by UNESCO as "Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity", and is celebrated every year on the eve of the "Three Kings Day". AFP PHOTO/Luis ROBAYOLUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

Pablo Blazquez Dominguez / Getty Images

SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 26: Nominee for Queen of the 2013 Santa Cruz carnival Suleima Martin performs on February 26, 2014 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife on the Canary island of Tenerife, Spain. The Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife brings every year thousands of revellers. Santa Cruz is the closest European equivalent to the Brazilian Carnival from Rio Janeiro. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 475575883

Matilde Campodonico / AP

A drummer puts his hat on for "Las llamadas" carnival parade in Montevideo, Uruguay, late Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. "Las Llamadas," or The Calls, is a drum-call parade with pounding Afro-Uruguayan rhythmic music known as "Candombe." (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)

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A reveller of Unidos da Tijuca samba school performs on the second night of Rio's Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early on February 28, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Yasuyoshi CHIBAYASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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Couples in costume dance during the beginning of the Andean carnival in Caquiaviri, Bolivia, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. Caquiaviri opens the carnival celebrations in Bolivia with a 4-day festival where local people get dressed in costumes and the streets get filled by orchestras and bands, traditional dances and bullfights. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - FEBRUARY 19: Revellers dressed in traditional Afro-Brazilian Baianas wait to parade during a pre-Carnival washing ritual called Lavagem at the Sambodrome on February 19, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The ceremony is meant to deliver positive spirit and luck during Carnival celebrations. Carnival begins February 24th amidst a deep recession following the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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Dancers perform on the main stage in the Battle of the Troops contest during carnival celebrations in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife, on February 18, 2017. The over month long event began on February 1 and finishes on March 5 with orchestras playing Caribbean and Brazilian rhythms throughout the festivities that range from the election for the Carnival Queen, the Junior Queen and the Senior Queen, children and adult murgas (satirical street bands), comparsas (dance groups) to performances on the streets. / AFP PHOTO / Desiree MARTINDESIREE MARTIN/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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A dancer performs during a carnival in Encarncion, 375 km south of Asuncion on January 28, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / NORBERTO DUARTENORBERTO DUARTE/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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Dancers perform during the carnival in Encarnacion, Paraguay on January 29, 2017. Encarnacion is located 375 km south of Asuncion and was named the city of carnival. / AFP PHOTO / NORBERTO DUARTENORBERTO DUARTE/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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A reveller of Salgueiro samba school cheers on a float during the second night of carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, early on February 21, 2012. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON (Photo credit should read CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP/Getty Images) ORG XMIT:

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A dancer forming a group known as "comparsa", competes by playing and dancing to the rhythm of the traditional "candombe" music, in Montevideo on February 10, 2017 during the second day of the "Llamadas", only one of events that make up Uruguay's carnival -- the world's longest. / AFP PHOTO / Pablo PORCIUNCULA BRUNEPABLO PORCIUNCULA BRUNE/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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A reveler of Academico do Salgueiro samba school performs during the first night of Carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on February 10, 2013. AFP PHOTO / VANDERLEI ALMEIDAVANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

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TOPSHOT - Revelers, their bodies painted with a mixture of cane sugar syrup and coal depicting the devil, perform during the 2016 National Carnival Parade on February 10, 2016 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The name in Haitian creole of the carnival for this year is "Ayiti Toutan" (Haiti Always). The launch of the carnival two days ago was postponed due to the political situation affecting Haiti. / AFP / HECTOR RETAMALHECTOR RETAMAL/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

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A fire-swallower performs during the Carnival of Jacmel, 95 km from Port-au-Prince. The city, on southern coast of Haiti, renowned for its artcrafts, where during the carnival parade participants dance exhibiting the masks, mostly representing animals, made of papier maché, the tradition of the city. / AFP PHOTO / HECTOR RETAMALHECTOR RETAMAL/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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Revelers perform during of 2016 National Carnival Parade on February 9, 2016, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The name of the carnival for this year is Ayiti Toutan, in Haitian creole,(Haiti always). Yesterday was suspended the first day of carnival by the political situation affecting Haiti. The name in Haitian creole of the carnival for this year is "Ayiti Toutan" (Haiti Always). The launch of the carnival the previous day was suspended tdue to the political situation affecting Haiti. / AFP / HECTOR RETAMALHECTOR RETAMAL/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

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Revelers perform during the 2016 National Carnival Parade on February 9, 2016 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The name in Haitian creole of the carnival for this year is "Ayiti Toutan" (Haiti Always). The launch of the carnival the previous day was suspended tdue to the political situation affecting Haiti. / AFP / HECTOR RETAMALHECTOR RETAMAL/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

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Revelers take part in the "Guanabara Pearl" carnival street party at Paqueta island in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017. Merry makers ferry cross Guanabara Bay to Paqueta island to participate in the "Guanabara Pearl" parade. (AP Photo/Mauro Pimentel)

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Revellers of the Academicos do Grande Rio samba school perform during the second night of Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on February 21, 2012. 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. AFP PHOTO / VANDERLEI ALMEIDA (Photo credit should read VANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images) ORG XMIT:

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A performer from the Uniao da Ilha samba school dances on a float during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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Dancers perform during the carnival in Encarnacion, Paraguay on January 29, 2017. Encarnacion is located 375 km south of Asuncion and was named the city of carnival. / AFP PHOTO / NORBERTO DUARTENORBERTO DUARTE/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

DESIREE MARTIN / AFP/Getty Images

Revellers covered with talcum powder wait for promotional goodies during the street carnival 'Los Indianos' in Santa Cruz de la Palma, on the Spanish Canary island of La Palma, on February 27, 2017. The event began on February 1 and finishes on March 5 with orchestras playing Caribbean and Brazilian rhythms throughout the festivities that range from elections for the Carnival Queen, the Junior Queen and the Senior Queen, to children and adult murgas (satirical street bands), comparsas (dance groups) and street performances. / AFP PHOTO / DESIREE MARTINDESIREE MARTIN/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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Revellers of the Sao Clemente samba school perform during the second night of Rio's Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 27, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Vanderlei ALMEIDAVANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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A craftsman gives the final touches to a float for the"White Day" parade, part of the Carnival of Blacks and Whites in Pasto, Colombia, on January, 4, 2013. The Carnival of Blacks and Whites was declared by UNESCO as "Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity", and is celebrated every year on the eve of the "Three Kings Day". AFP PHOTO/Luis ROBAYOLUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

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A reveler of Unidos da Tijuca samba school performs during the first night of Carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 10, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ANTONIO SCORZAANTONIO SCORZA/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT: 1295

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A reveller dances on a float of the Inocentes de Belford Roxo samba school on the first night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome, February 10, 2013. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes (BRAZIL - Tags: SOCIETY) ORG XMIT: RIO601

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SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 26: Nominee for Queen of the 2013 Santa Cruz carnival Carmen Desire Garcia performs on February 26, 2014 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife on the Canary island of Tenerife, Spain. The Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife brings every year thousands of revellers. Santa Cruz is the closest European equivalent to the Brazilian Carnival from Rio Janeiro. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 475575883

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A fire-swallower performs during the Carnival of Jacmel, 95 km from Port-au-Prince. The city, on southern coast of Haiti, renowned for its artcrafts, where during the carnival parade participants dance exhibiting the masks, mostly representing animals, made of papier maché, the tradition of the city. / AFP PHOTO / HECTOR RETAMALHECTOR RETAMAL/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY JOSE ARTURO CARDENAS - View of a devil's mask on February 16, 2011 in Oruro, 230 Km south of La Paz, Bolivia, that will be used for "la diablada" dance during Oruro's carnival, one of the most famous festivities in South America. AFP PHOTO/Aizar Raldes (Photo credit should read AIZAR RALDES/AFP/Getty Images)

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TOPSHOTS A nominee for Queen of the Carnival of Santa Cruz, on the main stage, shows off her outfit under the watchful eyes of the jury in Santa Cruz de Tenerife on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife on February 26, 2014. The dresses are more than five meters high and over 80 kilos in weight. The over one-month-long event began on January 31 and finishes on March 8 with orchestras playing Caribbean and Brazilian rhythms throughout the festivities that range from elections for the Carnival Queen, the Junior Queen and the Senior Queen, children and adult murgas (satirical street bands), comparsas (dance groups) to performances on the streets. AFP PHOTO / DESIREE MARTINDESIREE MARTIN/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

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TOPSHOT - Revellers dressed in masks and period costumes take part in the Venice Carnival on February 19, 2017 in Venice. / AFP PHOTO / Alberto PIZZOLIALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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Dancers perform during a carnival in Encarncion, 375 km south of Asuncion on January 28, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / NORBERTO DUARTENORBERTO DUARTE/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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TOPSHOTS Brazilian Ednelson Pereira wears a costume representing the sun during a contest for the best carnival costume in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 9, 2013. The costume costs around 50. 000 dollars. AFP PHOTO / Christophe SimonCHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

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Revelers perform during the 2016 National Carnival Parade on February 10, 2016 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The name in Haitian creole of the carnival for this year is "Ayiti Toutan" (Haiti Always). The launch of the carnival the previous day was suspended due to the political situation affecting Haiti. / AFP / HECTOR RETAMALHECTOR RETAMAL/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

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A reveler of Academicos do Grande Rio samba school performs atop a float during the second night of Carnival parades at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on February 12, 2013. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMONCHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

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Members of a comparsa, an Uruguayan carnival band, perform during the second night of the Llamadas parade in Montevideo February 10, 2012. The Llamadas, which is Spanish for "Call", originated during the colonial times when slaves played drums to keep in touch with relatives and friends. REUTERS/Andres Stapff (URUGUAY - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY) ORG XMIT: AST110

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Revelers of Salgueiro samba school perform during the first night of Carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 10, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ANTONIO SCORZAANTONIO SCORZA/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT: 1270

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A reveller of Unidos da Tijuca samba school waits for the start of their parade on the second night of Rio's Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early on February 28, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Yasuyoshi CHIBAYASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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Dancers take part in the second day of carnival parade in Barranquilla, Colombia on February 10, 2013. Barranquilla's Carnival, a tradition created by locals at the end of the 19th century as a response and to parody the celebration held by European immigrants and aristocracy, was declared a "Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity" by the UNESCO in 2003. AFP PHOTO/Luis AcostaLUIS ACOSTA/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

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A man in costume dances during the beginning of the Andean carnival in Caquiaviri, Bolivia, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. Caquiaviri opens the carnival celebrations in Bolivia with a 4-day festival where local people get dressed in costumes and the streets get filled by orchestras and bands, traditional dances and bullfights. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

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Revellers of the Portela samba school perform on the second night of Rio's Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early on February 28, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Vanderlei ALMEIDAVANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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A dog takes part in the animals' carnival parade "Blocao", at Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro on February 16 , 2014. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMONCHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

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Revelers of Vila Isabel samba school performs during the second night of Carnival parades at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on February 12, 2013. AFP PHOTO / VANDERLEI ALMEIDAVANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

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A rveler takes part in the "White Day" parade, during the Carnival of Blacks and Whites in Pasto, Colombia, on January, 6, 2013. The Carnival of Blacks and Whites was declared by UNESCO as "Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity", and is celebrated every year on the eve of the "Three Kings Day". AFP PHOTO/Luis ROBAYOLUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

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Water is sprinkled on revellers to help them cool off during an annual block party known as "Escravos da Maua", one of the many carnival parties to take place in the neighbourhoods of Rio de Janeiro February 3, 2013. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares (BRAZIL - Tags: SOCIETY) ORG XMIT: RJO101

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A dancer performs on the main stage in the Battle of the Troops contest during carnival celebrations in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife, on February 18, 2017. The over month long event began on February 1 and finishes on March 5 with orchestras playing Caribbean and Brazilian rhythms throughout the festivities that range from the election for the Carnival Queen, the Junior Queen and the Senior Queen, children and adult murgas (satirical street bands), comparsas (dance groups) to performances on the streets. / AFP PHOTO / Desiree MARTINDESIREE MARTIN/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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A reveler of the Inocentes de Belford-Roxo samba school performs atop a float during the first night of Carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on February 10, 2013. AFP PHOTO / VANDERLEI ALMEIDAVANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

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TOPSHOT - Revelers perform during the 2016 National Carnival Parade on February 10, 2016 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The name in Haitian creole of the carnival for this year is "Ayiti Toutan" (Haiti Always). The launch of the carnival the previous day was suspended due to the political situation affecting Haiti. / AFP / HECTOR RETAMALHECTOR RETAMAL/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

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TOPSHOTS Revelers of Portela samba school perform during the first night of Carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 11, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ANTONIO SCORZAANTONIO SCORZA/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT: 1333

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A reveller from the Unidos da Tijuca samba school takes part in the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome February 21, 2012. REUTERS/Nacho Doce (BRAZIL - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY) ORG XMIT: RIO534

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Stilt-walkers perform during the Carnival of Delmas, in Port au Prince on February 21, 2014. AFP PHOTO / Hector RETAMALHECTOR RETAMAL/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT: HAITI-CAR

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A dancer performs on the main stage in the Battle of the Troops contest during carnival celebrations in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife, on February 18, 2017. The over month long event began on February 1 and finishes on March 5 with orchestras playing Caribbean and Brazilian rhythms throughout the festivities that range from the election for the Carnival Queen, the Junior Queen and the Senior Queen, children and adult murgas (satirical street bands), comparsas (dance groups) to performances on the streets. / AFP PHOTO / Desiree MARTINDESIREE MARTIN/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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Dancers perform on the main stage in the Battle of the Troops contest during carnival celebrations in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife, on February 18, 2017. The over month long event began on February 1 and finishes on March 5 with orchestras playing Caribbean and Brazilian rhythms throughout the festivities that range from the election for the Carnival Queen, the Junior Queen and the Senior Queen, children and adult murgas (satirical street bands), comparsas (dance groups) to performances on the streets. / AFP PHOTO / Desiree MARTINDESIREE MARTIN/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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A dancer performs on the main stage in the Battle of the Troops contest during carnival celebrations in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife, on February 18, 2017. The over month long event began on February 1 and finishes on March 5 with orchestras playing Caribbean and Brazilian rhythms throughout the festivities that range from the election for the Carnival Queen, the Junior Queen and the Senior Queen, children and adult murgas (satirical street bands), comparsas (dance groups) to performances on the streets. / AFP PHOTO / Desiree MARTINDESIREE MARTIN/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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A reveller of Beija-Flor samba school dances during the first night of carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on February 20, 2012. TOPSHOTS AFP PHOTO / ANTONIO SCORZA (Photo credit should read ANTONIO SCORZA/AFP/Getty Images) ORG XMIT:

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Dancers perform on the main stage in the Battle of the Troops contest during carnival celebrations in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife, on February 18, 2017. The over month long event began on February 1 and finishes on March 5 with orchestras playing Caribbean and Brazilian rhythms throughout the festivities that range from the election for the Carnival Queen, the Junior Queen and the Senior Queen, children and adult murgas (satirical street bands), comparsas (dance groups) to performances on the streets. / AFP PHOTO / Desiree MARTINDESIREE MARTIN/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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Dancers perform during the carnival in Encarnacion, Paraguay on January 29, 2017. Encarnacion is located 375 km south of Asuncion and was named the city of carnival. / AFP PHOTO / NORBERTO DUARTENORBERTO DUARTE/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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Revellers of the Mangueira samba school perform on the second night of Rio's Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early on February 28, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Yasuyoshi CHIBAYASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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A reveler takes part in the Devil's Carnival in Riosucio, Caldas department, Colombia, on January 6, 2013. Riosucio's Carnival was proclaimed by UNESCO as a cultural intangible heritage and takes place every two years. AFP PHOTO/Fredy AMARILESFREDY AMARILES/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT:

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Dancers perform on the main stage in the Battle of the Troops contest during carnival celebrations in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife, on February 18, 2017. The over month long event began on February 1 and finishes on March 5 with orchestras playing Caribbean and Brazilian rhythms throughout the festivities that range from the election for the Carnival Queen, the Junior Queen and the Senior Queen, children and adult murgas (satirical street bands), comparsas (dance groups) to performances on the streets. / AFP PHOTO / Desiree MARTINDESIREE MARTIN/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **