Banda de Ipanema

Bee-fore the party

Carnaval in Rio features hundreds of neighborhood parades and parties called "Blocos".  One of the most famous is the Banda de Ipanema bloco on Saturday of Carnaval weekend.  We staked out a place early and watched the world go by . . . and what a world!  Young and old, all the colors of the rainbow, fully dressed and mostly undressed, boy-girl, boy-boy, girl-girl and boys as girls.  Here are some shots of a big bloco.

"Girls" from Ipanema

Geisha Guys too

Pharoah and harem

All ages marching and singing

Happy revelers

Music to sing by

A quick and thorough clean-up