PHOTOS: Revellers take to the streets for Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Updated February 8 2016 - 5:08pm, first published 10:39am
A reveler enjoys the "Ceu na Terra", or Heaven on earth, block party during Carnival celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016. Rio de Janeiro's over-the-top Carnival is the highlight of the year for many local residents. Hundreds of thousands of merrymakers are taking to the streets in hundreds of open-air "bloco" parties. (AP Photo/Leo Correa) Photo: Leo Correa
A reveler enjoys the "Ceu na Terra", or Heaven on earth, block party during Carnival celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016. Rio de Janeiro's over-the-top Carnival is the highlight of the year for many local residents. Hundreds of thousands of merrymakers are taking to the streets in hundreds of open-air "bloco" parties. (AP Photo/Leo Correa) Photo: Leo Correa

Rio de Janeiro's over-the-top Carnival is the highlight of the year for many local residents.

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