Carnival kicks off at Sapucai Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro

Thousands of dancers from Rio de Janeiro’s elite samba schools rolled out their traditional parades of feathers and sequins as the main business of the giant annual Carnival got under way last night. In total, 14 samba schools from the elite so-called ’special group’ will be taking part in the parades last night and on Monday evening at the packed purpose-built stadium known as the Sambodrome, to compete for the prestigious Carnival title. Each school, featuring up to 4,000 shimmering dancers, elaborate giant floats and deafening percussion, will take 75 minutes to parade down the 700 yards long Sambodrome track. Original Article: Original Video: Daily Mail Facebook: Daily Mail IG: