There is no point to samba if it doesn’t make you smile

Photo of the Day | published on 03/10/17

BRAZIL-CARNIVAL-RIO-CHAMPION PARADE-PORTELA

Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP

RIO, Brazil – March 5, 2017: Revellers of the Portela Samba School, the champion of the 2017 Rio Carnival, perform in the Champions' Parade at the Sambadrome. Along with football, Samba is Brazil's national past time.

Photo of the Day: March 10, 2017

There is no point to samba if it doesn’t make you smile. – Alma Guillermoprieto

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