CARNIVAL 2012

The carnival festival season has ended. Now let's take a look from photos around the world especially in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, capital of Carnival festival. 

A sexy dancer from Mocidade school, in the carnival of Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,  20 February, 2012. (AP Photo / Felipe Dana).

A member of the Diablada Urus, dressed as an angel, in the Oruro Carnival parade, about 200 km (124 miles) south of La Paz, February 18, 2012. Parties and religious are in harmony with the celebrations OruroCarnival of Bolivia, this mining town with more than 200,000 people . (Reuters / DavidMercado).

A marched group  dressed as bears, they come from Diablada participate in the festival parade in Oruro, Bolivia, February 18, 2012. (Reuters / David Mercado).


A costume with masks at carnival in Venice on 18, May 02.2012. Carnival in Venice this year offered from 4 to February 21, and at Venice this year's theme is: "Life is theater! It's time to get masked"! (AndreaPattaro / AFP / Getty Images)



People gather in front of the square to watch the performance "angel flight", this performance is done byan artist in traditional dress came down from the bell tower in Piazza San Marco, this is also considered as one of the highlights at the Venice Carnival, Venice, Italy, on February 12, 2012. (AP Photo / LuigiCostantini).

Mud bath in Parati, Brazil, February 18, 2012. (AP Photo / Felipe Dana)


Picture of a crowd along the Rio Branco Avenue, downtown of Rio de Janeiro, February 18, 2012. (VanderleiAlmeida / AFP / Getty Images).


Pictures of a hot dancers at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, February 20, 2012. (AP Photo /FelipeDana)



Parade in Sao Paulo, Brazil, February 19, 2012. (AP Photo / AndrePenner).

A dancer in his costume in Sao Paulo, Brazil, February 19, 2012. (AP Photo / Andre Penner)


Dancers from Rosas de Ouro school await their performance on opening night paradeat the Sambadrome, as part of Carnival in Sao Paulo, February 18, 2012. (Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP / GettyImages).


Dancers from the Mancha Verde school, Sao Paulo, February 18, 2012. (AP Photo / Andre Penner).
A dancer in her colorful costume in Sao Paulo, February 18, 2012. (AP Photo / Andre Penner).

Music and the excitement of the hot dance are inescapable air of carnival. The sound is mainstream ortambores empty. (AP Photo / Matilde Campodonico)


Mask costume in Piazza San Marco in the Venetian Carnival in Venice, February 11, 2012. (Reuters /Stefano Rellandini)


A costume name. "Heat Wave-The Last Of The Phenomenal Havoc," dated February 9, 2012.(Reuters / Andrea De Silva).


A brightful dancer in her dress in Trinidad and Tobago, on February 16, 2012. Photo taken February 16.(Reuters / Andrea De Silva).

128 th Carnival in Nice, France (Valery Hache / AFP / Getty Images).

A parade  in Nice, France (Valery Hache / AFP / Getty Images).

An image of the artist dressed in Nice, France (Valery Hache / AFP / Getty Images).

One of the symbolic figures in the 128 th carnival held in Nice, France (AP Photo / Lionel Cironneau)


A part of the parade in Barranquilla, Colombia, on February 18, 2012. (Luis Acosta / AFP / Getty Images).


Make up preparation for the carnival in Barranquilla, Colombia, February 19, 2012. (AP Photo / FernandoVergara)


These dancers are waiting for their turn in the paradein Barranquilla, Colombia, February 19, 2012.(Reuters / Joaquin Sarmiento).


Parade at the Sambadrome, Rio de Janeiro, February 19, 2012, started by fireworks and passionate audience.
(Vanderlei Almeida / AFP / Getty Images)


A special image of the  parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, February 19, 2012. (Reuters / NachoDoce).
Hot picture of a dancer at the Sambadrome festival, Rio de Janeiro, February 20, 2012. (AP Photo / FelipeDana)


A very special image of the parade in Rio de Janeiro, February 20, 2012. (AP Photo / FelipeDana)

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