Brazil Carnival: Send Us Your Photos

Brazil's Carnival revelry begins this Friday and lasts until February 24. While the global economic crisis has dampened some spirits and caused Brazilian officials to worry that less foreign tourists will show up, the party will go on. And Rio's tourism agency expects that local tourists will turn out in high numbers, reports the AP.

"Carnival is Carnival," said Cristiane Estrello, a 30-year-old from southern Brazil who was touring the Sambadrome's half-mile long parade ground with her husband and young daughter. "There is no crisis in the world that can put out the flames of this party."

Are you going to Carnival? Send your photos to the Huffington Post. We are looking for images of interesting masks, gyrating performers, the best floats and the most creative costumes.

Here are some professional photos, but we want YOURS.

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France's Moulin Rouge dancers pose for photographers after a press conference in Rio de Janeiro, Friday, Feb. 20, 2009. Moulin Rouge dancers will take part in the Grande Rio samba school carnival parade. (AP)

Send your photos as attachments to [e-mail]. Put in the subject line "Carnival photos." Format them to 550 x 400 pixels, 150 resolution, and provide captions and bylines. We will select the best photos and display them on the Huffington Post.

Captions should include as much information about the image as possible. Please include where the photograph was taken, when it was taken and who (or what) is in the photo. Include your full name and where you live so we may credit your work accurately.

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Comments

[ThatOne4Me]

Yawn. Best Carnival is in Trinidad and Tobago.

[Natamic]

I concur wholeheartedly with this comment, having been to both.
Wish I was in TnT this as it is carnival weekend. :(

[Chiamaka]

Most definitely!!! Trinidad and Tobago's carnival is truly the GREATEST show on earth! I wish huffpost would start a T&T carnival thread:) Then everyone would agree with us!

[piul05]

Not my pictures - wasn't there this year - but worth having a look.

"Bola Preta" is the most traditional group in Rio, and still one of the most democratic and genuine carnival events in the whole of the state.

http://oglobo.globo.com/carnaval2009/rio/mat/2009/02/21/milhares-de-folioes-acordaram-cedo-para-curtir-cordao-da-bola-preta-ceu-na-terra-754531477.asp

[shakennotstirred]

I'm not from Brazil but I can send you photos of the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival. Definately the greatest show on earth!!

[mamacat]

I just thought of another way to drive Al Qaeda out of their minds - make them watch carnivale, and maybe they'll realise that they don't have to wait until heaven to find happiness.

[Pupadup4oBama]

exactly!!! That is what life is...celebration, love, friends, family.
Money, working, extra-curricular activities - they don't mean anything - they aren't what's important.

[18wheeler]

The whole country of Brazil celebrates carnaval... I grew up in the south- Cascavel, Parana. And we always celebrated at the local clubs, dancing on the streets downtown, etc... Nothing as fancy and glamorous as the big cities, but still good fun! Many memories of some major hangovers on monday... Ouch!... Very hard to go back to school or work.

[worldtraveller]

LOL.. So does that make you a Cobra Cascavel?

[Eli Davidson - Huffpost Blogger]

I am waiting for carnival to be over for folks to go back to the bookstores.

I am in Love, Love ,Love with this nation!

Thank you BRAZIL! I am thrilled that you fabulous people made my book a best seller.

www.elidavidson.com

[Gunga-Din]

What?

[MagicalPossibilities]

I lived in Rio for ten years. Great times!
I never went to any Carnaval parties or the Sambodromo.
I did enjoy a few street parties like the Banda de Ipanema.
Like most of the natives, I would usually take advantage of the long weekend to go out of town...

[Karen Dalton-Beninato - Huffpost Blogger]

I'll try to post some from New Orleans' own carnival, but Mardi Gras is kicking my ass.

[Dystopic]

the Mardi Gras on Galveston Island was for a number of years better than the NO Mardi Gras, less violent, more fun ... has been a number of years

[Karen Dalton-Beninato - Huffpost Blogger]

I think they're hosting a small Mardi Gras celebration this year, which is inspiring with all the rebuilding the people of Galveston have had to do this year.

[nelore]

she will be very well 'protected" once things start moving..no pun

[kloche]

Hello!!

There are Carnival celebrations going on in other countries besides Brazil. The Caribbean island of Trinidad has the second largest Carnival celebration in the world. New Orleans has Mardi Gras and there are celebrations in Venice and France. So why not ask for photos from those celebrations too?

Nope all you want is the same tired photo of a Samba Queen on a float. Let me dig up one from a few years back and send it to you right now.

[PazPraSempre]

My thoughts exactly. Also, Rio de Janeiro is not the only city in Brazil that celebrates Carnaval. Salvador, Sao Paulo and Recife also have large celebrations.

[Natamic]

Sao Paulo is better than Rio in my opinion. You feel as if you are part of the festivities. Rio, seems to be for the rich and upper class.

[DaisyDooks]

Oh, yeah mon, I want to see pics of my pan-african brothers and sisters. Don't make them invisible. Don't be a bomboclot. hehehe

Trinidad & Tobago in da house!!! T &T

[Knowledgeseeker]

I will do anything to be in Brazil right now...

[Cookie100]

If I were in Rio at carnival, I wouldn't be reading any websites, that's for sure

[LazarusLong]

or wanting my photos posted !

[worldtraveller]

Oh how wrong.. Brasilians love to flaunt it!

[tbirdalum]

Thats right, I might be up on sugarloaf having a good time.

[Chaucea]

*grins, looking forward to seeing dozens of Carnival photos with images of Obama masks and body paintings*

(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/18/viviane-castro-will-have-_n_168021.html)

This is goina be awesome! ;-D

[Kenji]

Minha namorada brasileira is there right now, with a camera.
I just want to see pictures of her having fun and staying safe!

[OrganOfThought]

LOL !

She'll be safe alright !