Carnival season 2024 is now under way across Europe and the Americas. These pre-Lent festivals, in many cases a blend of local pagan and Catholic traditions, usher out winter and welcome in spring. The largest and most famous—the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro—took place over the past few days. Gathered below are images of Carnivals around the world, including photos from Brazil, France, Hungary, Bolivia, Colombia, Mexico, Italy, the United States, and more.
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Queen of drums, Evelyn Bastos of Mangueira, performs during 2024 Carnival parades at Sapucai Sambadrome on February 12, 2024, in Rio de Janeiro. #
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Revelers attend the annual Cordão do Prata Preta block party during Carnival festivities in Rio on February 10, 2024. #
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A woman covered in mud attends the Bloco da Lama ("Block of Mud") event during Carnival festivities, in Paraty, Brazil, on February 10, 2024. #
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A "Federhannes" carnival character jumps in the streets of Rottweil, Germany, during the Narrensprung ("Jump of the Fools") carnival parade on Rose Monday, February 12, 2024. #
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A municipal worker throws a traditional herring to the crowd below during the Carnival of Dunkirk, in northern France, on February 11, 2024. #
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Revelers try to catch herring during the Carnival of Dunkirk on February 11, 2024. #
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People take part in a fight with oranges during an annual carnival battle in Ivrea, Italy, on February 11, 2024. #
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A dog wears a costume at the Blocao dog carnival parade during pre-carnival festivities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 4, 2024. #
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An aerial view of "Cordão Ultima Hora" parading along the Tocantins river during Carnaval Das Aguas on February 9, 2024, in Cametá, Brazil. The Water Carnival is a century-old cultural event celebrated in Cametá. The groups that organize the carnival create their own costumes and songs, parading in boats along the city's rivers. #
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Young members of "Bloco os Linguarudos" play in water while wearing masks during "Carnaval Das Aguas" on February 8, 2024, in Cametá, Brazil. #
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A reveler attends the Amigos da Onça street party on the second day of Carnival on February 10, 2024, in Rio de Janeiro. #
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People parade in traditional costumes of the Alto Tio Diego carnival during the Women's Afro-Mestizo Carnival of Alto Tio Diego on February 11, 2024, in Veracruz, Mexico. #
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A masked reveler in period costume poses during the traditional Venice Carnival on February 4, 2024. #
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The Krewe of Bacchus parade takes place during 2024 Mardi Gras on February 11, 2024, in New Orleans, Louisiana. #
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Revelers dance while covered in foam spray during Carnival celebrations in Esmeraldas, Ecuador, on February 12, 2024. #
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A candidate for Queen of Carnival performs during the Election of the Queen of Carnival gala in Santa Cruz de Tenrife on February 7, 2024. #
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A reveler wears a mask during the traditional Buso Carnival in Mohacs, Hungary, on February 11, 2024. #
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Participants perform during the Gran Parada parade in the Barranquilla Carnival in Barranquilla, Colombia, on February 10, 2024 #
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A man wearing a traditional costume dances Diablada during the 2024 Oruro Carnival in Oruro, Bolivia, on February 10, 2024. #
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Women wearing traditional costumes dance Morenada during the 2024 Oruro Carnival on February 10, 2024. #
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Raquel Poti poses for photographers during the Amigos da Onça street party on February 10, 2024, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. #
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A reveler wearing a costume made from beer and soda cans takes part in the Bloco da Latinha street party parade in Madre de Deus, Brazil, on February 11, 2024. #
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A member of the Pena de Pavao de Krishna traditional carnival group waits to perform in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on February 11, 2024. The group, which celebrates Indian deities, paid homage to fighting women and masters of popular culture with the theme "Wombs of the Earth" (Ventres da Terra). #
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Members of Salgueiro perform during the 2024 Carnival parade at Sapucai Sambodrome on February 11, 2024, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. #
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Revelers from the Aguia de Ouro school perform during the second night of the Carnival parade at Anhembi Sambadrome in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on February 11, 2024. #
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Members of the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school perform during the first night of the Carnival parade at the Marques de Sapucai Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on February 12, 2024. #
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Members of Porto da Pedra perform at the Sapucai Sambodrome on February 11, 2024. #
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Dancers from the Mocidade Samba School perform in the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on February 12, 2024. #
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A reveler from the Viradouro samba school performs during the night of the Carnival parade at the Sambadrome, in Rio de Janeiro on February 13, 2024. #
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Queen of drums, Viviane Araujo of Salgueiro, performs during 2024 Carnival parades at Sapucai Sambodrome on February 11, 2024, in Rio de Janeiro. #
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