Carnival revelers take to the streets to party in Rio’s early sunshine hours

(10 Feb 2024) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 10 February 2024 1. Various of revelers and performers dancing at the street party “Amigos da Onça” (Jaguar’s friends) 2. Various of performers on stilts dancing 3. Reveler playing the drum 4. Group of revelers playing the “afoxé” instrument 5. Revelers playing brass instruments 6. Revelers dancing 7. Revelers cheering and dancing 8. Revelers dancing 9. Close set up of Mariah Gentil 10. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Mariah Gentil, 34, advertiser: “The carnival in Rio de Janeiro represents Brazil, represents color, represents diversity, represents freedom, and happiness. I’m very fond of carnivals and the carnival in Rio complements every day of my year.” 11. Crowd of revelers 12. Revellers dancing and cheering 13. Various of revelers dancing together 14. Daniel Oliveira playing the tuba instrument 15. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Daniel Oliveira, 26, musician: “The streets have a bigger meaning for me. The stage keeps you distant from the spectators, the crowd. Here, I can shake hands with someone next to me, they can ask me ‘What instrument is that?’ and we can chat.” 16. Crowd cheering 17. Street party passing, Sugarloaf Mountain in the background STORYLINE: Revelers took to the streets to party in the first hours of sunshine in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, joining carnival gatherings throughout the city. At Flamengo Beach, the Amigos da Onça (Jaguar’s friends) street party reunited a crowd of colorful and animal-print-dressed revelers who danced along to live music. “Carnival in Rio de Janeiro represents Brazil, represents color, represents diversity, represents freedom, and happiness. I’m very fond of carnival and carnival in Rio complements every day of my year”, said Mariah Gentil, one of the party performers. Rio had 81 official street parties registered for Saturday only, although many unofficial and spontaneous gatherings also happen during the day. Brazil’s federal government expects 49 million people to join the festivities from February 9th until February 14th. AP video by Lucas Dumphreys =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel 44(0)2074827482 Email: info@. Find out more about AP Archive: Twitter: Facebook: ​​ Instagram: You can license this story through AP Archive: