Carnaval: In All Its Color and Glory

Revelers crowd into the traditional dance held at Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Palace.

Female revelers enjoy the carnival dance held at São Paulo's Clube Atlético Juventus sports club.

A trans person poses for a photo session in their downtown São Paulo apartment. This picture was part of the 6th Pirelli/MASP Photography Collection, which went on display in 1996 at the Assis Chateaubriand São Paulo Art Museum in downtown São Paulo.

The traditional gathering of giant carnival dolls as they parade along the steep historic streets of Olinda in Pernambuco State.

Revelers have fun at carnival on Vila Esperança Street in São Paulo's East Zone. Originally created by Spanish immigrants in the 1920s, for decades this was one of the city's most popular carnivals.

The Brazilian singer Ivete Sangalo performs on top of the Os Corujas music truck (called a trio elétrico) on the traditional carnival circuit in Salvador, the capital of Bahia State.

Members of the traditional afoxé music carnival block (bloco), Filhos de Gandhy, walk along a historic street in Pelourinho, the old town of Salvador, the Bahia State capital.

A crowd gathers on a street in São Luiz do Paraitinga. This historic town in São Paulo State is home to one of Brazil's most traditional and famous carnivals.

Revelers wearing carnival costumes have fun on a street in São Paulo.

A bird's-eye view of the Galo da Madrugada carnival block (bloco) in Recife, the capital of Pernambuco State, during the block's 25th anniversary celebrations.

A band member from the A Espetacular Charanga do França carnival block (bloco) takes part in a parade along a street in downtown São Paulo. The group was set up in 2012 as a pre-carnival dance band.

Revelers have fun at a street carnival in the city of São Paulo.

Members of the Ilê Aiyê carnival block (bloco) take part in a performance on the traditional carnival circuit in Salvador, the capital of Bahia State. The Afro-Brazilian block was established in 1974.

A view of Rio de Janeiro's oldest carnival block (bloco), Cordão da Bola Preta, which was established in 1918.

Arailde Lopes Botelho, 95, watches as the musician Luis Vieira da Silva passes by. Nicknamed Lulinha da Tuba after his instrument, the tuba player is a member of the Grêmio Henrique Dias school in Olinda (Pernambuco State), which performs traditional frevo—an improvised carnival dance. When carnival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was sorely felt across the state.