Revellers in Rio de Janeiro showed ... at the city’s street carnival parades this week.Our correspondents Jan Onoszko and Fanny Lothaire paid them a visit. Which costume is your favourite?

Members of the Padre Miguel samba school performing at the Sambadrome during Carnival festivities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. REUTERS ...

From Milan Fashion Week to Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. After strutting her stuff on the runway at the Tod’s, Dolce & Gabbana and Blumarine shows in Italy, Irina Shayk, 39, touched down in Brazil ...

Vila Isabel's ghosts clad completely in white were a counterpoint to the kaleidoscopic costumes typical of Rio's carnival. Ricardo Moraes / Reuters Performers from the Grande Rio samba school ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — As Carnival celebrations kicked off on Saturday, dozens of dogs dressed as superheroes, clowns and cartoon characters paraded alongside their owners in one of the city ...