PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP A member of the Sao Clemente Samba school, performs on a float during Rio de Janeiro's Carnival at the Sambadrome arena, in Brazil, 22 February 2004. Carnival's main samba parade began Sunday night, before the eyes of more than 100.000 spectators, including 10.000 tourists.

PHOTO: EATS NEWS/AFP Unidos da Tijuca samba school's Queen of the Drums Fabia Borges (C), performs between two musicians during the traditional samba schools parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 03 March 2003. Scantily clad women and men on extravagant floats flooded Rio's enormous Sambadrome to a non-stop samba beat as Brazil's annual carnival party came to a steamy climax Monday

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Fabia Borges, Queen of the Drums of Unidos da Tijuca samba school performs, 25 February, 2001, during the Rio de Janeiro Samba School Parade. Fourteen samba schools will parade during two nights competing for the 2001' samba school championship. Each samba school is integrated by around 4,500 revellers, some are tourists from around the world. AFP PHOTO Antonio SCORZA

PHOTO: EAST NEWS SZKOLA SAMBY PORTO DE PEDRA PREZENTUJE SWOJ KARNAWALOWY POJAZD PODCZAS PARADY W BRAZYLII The Porto da Pedra samba school present their float 05 March, 2000, at the Sambadromo of Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. The parade theme for this year's carnival is the 500th anniversary of the discovery of Brazil. The 14 samba schools participating will parade for two nights, spending, with government subsidy, some 10 million USD. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) AFP PHOTO/ Antonio SCORZA

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Revellers celebrate in front of the famous Cologne Cathedral the start of the street-carnival with its tradition of fools entering the town halls and women cutting off men's ties with scissors on carnival's so called "Old Women's Day" in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, March 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Revellers celebrate in front of the famous Cologne Cathedral the start of the street-carnival with its tradition of fools entering the town halls and women cutting off men's ties with scissors on carnival's so called "Old Women's Day" in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, March 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Ein Clown radelt mit seinem Fahrrad vor Beginn des traditionellen Rosenmontagszuges in Duesseldorf, am Montag 27.Feb.2006. Millionen Narren saeumen am Rosenmontag, dem Hoehepunkt des Strassenkarnevals in den Hochburgen Mainz, Koeln und Duesseldorf, die Strassen bei Temperaturen um den Gefrierpunkt. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) A clown rides his bicycle prior to the traditional carnival parade in Dusseldorf, Germany, on Monday, Feb. 27, 2006. Street spectacles in the carnival strongholds of Dusseldorf, Mainz and Cologne were watched by millions of revellers, marking the highlights in Germany's carnival season. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Jonas und Martha gehen Hand in Hand waehrend des traditionellen Rosenmontagszuges in Duesseldorf am Montag, 27. Feb. 2006. Millionen Narren saeumten am Rosenmontag, dem Hoehepunkt des Strassenkarnevals, in den Hochburgen Mainz, Koeln und Duesseldorf, bei Temperaturen um den Gefrierpunkt die Strassen. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) ---Jonas and Martha walk hand in hand during the traditional carnival parade in Duesseldorf, Germany, on Monday, Feb. 27, 2006. Street spectacles in the carnival strongholds of Duesseldorf, Mainz and Cologne were watched by millions of revellers, marking the highlights in Germany's carnival season. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Kostuemierte Karnevalisten feiern am Freitag, 11. Nov. 2005, vor dem Hohen Dom in Koeln den Beginn der Karnevals Saison 2005/2006. (AP Photo/Hermann J. Knippertz) --- Carnivalists celebrate the start of the carnival season 2005/2006 in front of the Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany, Friday, Nov. 11, 2005. (AP Photo/Hermann J. Knippertz)

Kostuemierte Karnevalisten feiern am Freitag, 11. Nov. 2005, vor dem Hohen Dom in Koeln den Beginn der Karnevals Saison 2005/2006. (AP Photo/Hermann J. Knippertz) --- A group of women dressed in violet cow costumes celebrates in front of the Cathedral of Cologne, Germany, Friday, Nov. 11, 2005, the start of the carnival season 2005/2006. (AP Photo/Hermann J. Knippertz)

Kostuemierte Karnevalisten feiern am Donnerstag, 11. Nov. 2004, in Koeln die Eroeffnung der Karnevalssaison 2004/2005. (AP Photo/Hermann J. Knippertz) --- Carnivalists celebrate the start of the carnival session 2004/2005 in Cologne, western Germany, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2004. (AP Photo/Hermann J. Knippertz)

Revellers of Perola Negra samba school parade during the second night of carnival celebrations in Sao Paulo on February 19, 2012. AFP PHOTO / BRAZIL PHOTO PRESS / VANESSA CARVALHO

A reveller of X-9 Paulistana samba school dances during the opening night of parades at the Sambadrome, as part of Carnival celebrations in Sao Paulo early on February 18, 2012. AFP PHOTO / BRAZIL PHOTO PRESS / VANESSA CARVALHO