2. A performer from the Academicos do Tucuruvi samba school parade in a float at the Sambadrome as part of Carnival celebrations in Sao Paulo, Brazil early on February 13, 2010
3. A young woman participates in the Carnival competition at the Queen's Park Savannah in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on February 6, 2010.
4. A masked reveller poses in Piazza San Marco during the Venetian Carnival in Venice, Italy on February 6, 2010
5. A masked Carnival participant poses in Piazza San Marco in Venice, Italy on February 7, 2010.
6. Alicia San Juan McNulty, wearing a creation called "In Wonderland", reacts after being elected Carnival Queen in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in the Spanish Canary Island of Tenerife, late February 10, 2010
7. A dancer performs during the parade of Leandro de Itaquera samba school at the Sambadrome in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010.
8. Masked carnival-goers pose for pictures during the traditional carnival of Barranquilla, Colombia, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010.
9. A float parades during the 126th edition of the Nice Carnival, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, in Nice, southern France. This year's carnival celebrates the theme "King of the Blue Planet".
10. A dancer dressed up as an angel performs in the carnival parade in Oruro, some 400 km from La Paz, Bolivia on February 13, 2010. The Carnival of Oruro is one of Bolivia's largest cultural events, and in 2001 was declared by UNESCO as one of mankind's Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.
11. A member of the band "Sweet Trinbago" participates in the National Junior Parade as part of Carnival celebrations at the Queen's Park Savannah in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on February 13, 2010
12. Dancers perform on an Uniao da Ilha samba school float during carnival parade at the Sambadrome, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010
13. A dancer from the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school performs at the Sambodrome, during the first night of Rio de Janeiro's famed carnival parades, in Brazil on February 14, 2010.
14. A reveller of the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school rides on a float in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome on February 14, 2010
15. A member of the Salgueiro samba school performs on a float at the Sambodrome during the first night of Rio de Janeiro's famed carnival parade early on February 15, 2010.
16. Members of Imperatriz samba school parade during carnival celebrations at the Sambodrome in Rio de Janeiro, Monday, Feb. 15, 2010
17. A member of Beija Flor samba school performs on the front of a float during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, early Monday, Feb.15, 2010.
18. A member of the Unidos da Tijuca samba school performs at the Sambodrome in Brazil on February 14, 2010.
19. Revellers of the Beija Flor samba school perform at the Sambodrome in Rio de Janeiro on February 15, 2010.
20. Members of the Uniao da Ilha do Governador samba school perform atop their float at the Sambodrome in Brazil on February 14, 2010
21. A costumed dancer of Viradouro samba school performs during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Feb.15, 2010
