A performer from Salgueiro samba school participates in the samba parade at Cidade do Samba in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dec. 2, 2023. A two-day event was held here to celebrate Brazil's National Samba Day which falls on Dec. 2. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)
Performers from Porto da Pedra samba school participate in the samba parade at Cidade do Samba in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dec. 1, 2023. A two-day event was held here to celebrate Brazil's National Samba Day which falls on Dec. 2. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)
Performers from Porto da Pedra samba school participate in the samba parade at Cidade do Samba in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dec. 1, 2023. A two-day event was held here to celebrate Brazil's National Samba Day which falls on Dec. 2. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)
Performers from Porto da Pedra samba school participate in the samba parade at Cidade do Samba in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dec. 1, 2023. A two-day event was held here to celebrate Brazil's National Samba Day which falls on Dec. 2. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)
Performers from Beija Flor samba school participate in the samba parade at Cidade do Samba in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dec. 1, 2023. A two-day event was held here to celebrate Brazil's National Samba Day which falls on Dec. 2. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)
Performers from Beija Flor samba school participate in the samba parade at Cidade do Samba in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dec. 1, 2023. A two-day event was held here to celebrate Brazil's National Samba Day which falls on Dec. 2. (Photo by Claudia Martini/Xinhua)
Performers from Beija Flor samba school participate in the samba parade at Cidade do Samba in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dec. 1, 2023. A two-day event was held here to celebrate Brazil's National Samba Day which falls on Dec. 2. (Photo by Claudia Martini/Xinhua)
Performers from Grande Rio samba school participate in the samba parade at Cidade do Samba in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dec. 2, 2023. A two-day event was held here to celebrate Brazil's National Samba Day which falls on Dec. 2. (Photo by Claudia Martini/Xinhua)
Performers from Grande Rio samba school participate in the samba parade at Cidade do Samba in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dec. 2, 2023. A two-day event was held here to celebrate Brazil's National Samba Day which falls on Dec. 2. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)
Performers from Salgueiro samba school participate in the samba parade at Cidade do Samba in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dec. 2, 2023. A two-day event was held here to celebrate Brazil's National Samba Day which falls on Dec. 2. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)
Performers from Beija Flor samba school participate in the samba parade at Cidade do Samba in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dec. 2, 2023. A two-day event was held here to celebrate Brazil's National Samba Day which falls on Dec. 2. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)
A performer from Beija Flor samba school participates in the samba parade at Cidade do Samba in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dec. 1, 2023. A two-day event was held here to celebrate Brazil's National Samba Day which falls on Dec. 2. (Photo by Claudia Martini/Xinhua)
