The Carnival in Rio Traditionally Begins the Festive Season
Ricardo Moraes, AP
Brazilian Carnival
Start Day of Carnival: Feb. 21th
A dancer parades at the Sambodrome under a light rain with the Tradicao samba school during carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Dolores Ochoa, AP
Panama Is a Soil For Joy
Panama's Carnival
Start Day of Carnival: Feb. 21th
One of the Carnival Queens during a parade through the streets of Panama City, in Panama. The country is famous for her canal that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Arnulfo Franco, AP
Uuyyy Mamita, You Are Very Pretty
Carnival of Barranquilla, Columbia
Start Day of Carnival: Feb. 21th
During the carnival the city of Barranquilla's normal activities are paralyzed because the city gets busy with street dances, musical and masquerade parades.
Fernando Vergara, AP
The Mask in Colombia
Carnival of Barranquilla, Columbia
Start Day of Carnival: Feb. 21th
Parade of Barranquilla's Carnival. The city and its carnival was honored by UNESCO for its world cultural heritage.
Fernando Vergara, AP
Uff, Fire in Uruguay!
Carnival of Uruguay
Start day of Carnival: Feb. 21th
Members of a dancing group of Candombe (Afro-Uruguayan rhythm) during a Carnival Parade at the Sur the Montevideo neighborhood. The carnival of Uruguay is the longest of the world, lasts 40 days.
Marcelo Hernandez, AP
Have fun is the More Important Thing in Trinidad
Carnival of Trinidad and Tobago
Start day of Carnival: Feb. 21th
Dancers from the band Barbarossa cross the Queens Park Savannah stage during Carnival in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.
Andres Leighton, AP
Color and Joy in Aruba
Aruba's Carnival
Start day of Carnival: Jan. 21th
A woman celebrates carnival on the streets of Oranjestad, Aruba.
Pedro 'Famous' Diaz, AP
Women Clown in Argentina
Buenos Aires Carnival
Start day of Carnival: Feb. 21th
Marcela Litomazzo dances in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Thousands of people belonging to "murgas" (groups of extravagantly dressed dancers and drummers who parade through the streets).
Natacha Pisarenko, AP
Muuuuuuuu! in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico's Carnival
Start day of Carnival: Feb. 21th
Celebrants wear scary masks at a carnival in Ponce. Puerto Rico, a country that comprises people of many different cultures such as Spanish, African, American and indigenous roots blend into the tradition of carnival. Carnival celebration continues until Ash Wednesday, which is 40 days before Easter.
Andres Leighton, AP
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