Brazil's 2015 Carnival celebration was not without controversy, as a Rio de Janeiro samba school was accused of taking festival funding from the dictator of Equatorial Guinea.

Brazil's most famous carnival celebrations ... where samba schools compete to be crowned carnival champions. This float was an homage to Marielle Franco, a black city councillor and human rights ...

A giant paper-mache carnival with a Gorilla representing war and misery of the world float moves ... [+] through the streets of Viareggio during the 150 years of traditional Carnival in Viareggio ...

An army of 4,100 marched alongside ornate floats featuring prehistoric beasts ... possible sponsorships and bragging rights ? but no cash. Rio's Carnival officially ended Wednesday, but several ...

Carnival dancers took the biggest stage in Rio de Janeiro with their faces painted ... Brazil’s largest Indigenous group, with its giant floats, costumes and songs based on the group’s ancient ...

Brazil's famed Carnival is to begin Friday ... of the 12 samba schools competing in Rio's parades to enter a morbid float representing the victims of the Holocaust, accompanied by a dancer ...