People take part in a parade of the 128th Nice carnival on February 18, 2012 in Nice, southeastern France. The 128th edition of the Nice's Carnival, celebrating the "King of Sport", with some 20 floats runs until March 4, 2012. AFP PHOTO / VALERY HACHE

A woman takes part in a parade of the 128th Nice carnival on February 18, 2012 in Nice, southeastern France. The 128th edition of the Nice's Carnival, celebrating the "King of Sport", with some 20 floats runs until March 4, 2012. AFP PHOTO / VALERY HACHE

People take part in a parade of the 128th Nice carnival on February 18, 2012 in Nice, southeastern France. The 128th edition of the Nice's Carnival, celebrating the "King of Sport", with some 20 floats runs until March 4, 2012. AFP PHOTO / VALERY HACHE

A woman takes part in a parade of the 128th Nice carnival on February 18, 2012 in Nice, southeastern France. The 128th edition of the Nice's Carnival, celebrating the "King of Sport", with some 20 floats runs until March 4, 2012. AFP PHOTO / VALERY HACHE

People take part in a parade of the 125th Nice Carnival, France's top carnival, on February 14, 2009 in Nice, southern France. The 125th Nice Carnival, starting from February 13th till March 1, 2009, will honor the New Year of the French Riviera celebrating "the art of masquerading in all its senses". AFP PHOTO VALERY HACHE

People take part in a parade of the 125th Nice Carnival, France's top carnival, on February 14, 2009 in Nice, southern France. The 125th Nice Carnival, starting from February 13th till March 1, 2009, will honor the New Year of the French Riviera celebrating "the art of masquerading in all its senses". AFP PHOTO VALERY HACHE

People take part in a parade of the 125th Nice Carnival, France's top carnival, on February 14, 2009 in Nice, southern France. The 125th Nice Carnival, starting from February 13th till March 1, 2009, honors the New Year of the French Riviera celebrating "the art of masquerading in all its senses". AFP PHOTO VALERY HACHE

France, Alpes Maritimes, carnival of Nice

France, Alpes Maritimes, Nice, the carnival

France, Alpes Maritimes, Nice, Brazilian dancer

PHOTO: KASIA BORATYN / EAST NEWS WENECJA WLOCHY 21.02.2012 TRADYCYJNE MASKI KARNAWALOWE W WENECJI

PHOTO: KASIA BORATYN / EAST NEWS WENECJA WLOCHY 21.02.2012 TRADYCYJNE MASKI KARNAWALOWE W WENECJI

PHOTO: KASIA BORATYN / EAST NEWS WENECJA WLOCHY 21.02.2012 TRADYCYJNE MASKI KARNAWALOWE W WENECJI

PHOTO: KASIA BORATYN / EAST NEWS WENECJA WLOCHY 21.02.2012 TRADYCYJNE MASKI KARNAWALOWE W WENECJI

Masked carnival character in costume, the lagoon beyond, Campo San Giorgio, Island of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

PHOTO: KASIA BORATYN / EAST NEWS WENECJA WLOCHY 21.02.2012 TRADYCYJNE MASKI KARNAWALOWE W WENECJI

A reveller of Grande Rio samba school performs during the second night of carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, early on February 21, 2012. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON

A performer from the Uniao da Ilha samba school parades during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Dancers of Sao Clemente samba school parade on a float during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday Feb. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

A reveler of the Estacao Primeira de Mangueira samba school performs during the second night of Carnival parades at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on February 21, 2012. Rio's two nights of famously extravagant Carnival parades began late on February 18 in a burst of fireworks and to the cheers of festival goers who have been partying on the streets for days. The processions, featuring near-naked dancing queens, spectacularly imaginative floats and thousands of extras, were being held before a stadium crowd of 70,000 and an international broadcast audience. AFP PHOTO/VANDERLEI ALMEIDA