Best of Carnival in Latin America, Caribbean

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A reveler dances during the Ceu na Terra, or 'Heaven on Earth' carnival street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017. Merrymakers take to the streets in hundreds of open-air "bloco" parties ahead of Rio's over-the-top Carnival, the highlight of the year for many. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Cymbalists perform in the traditional "Diablada" or Dance of the Devils, during Carnival in Oruro, Bolivia, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017. Carnival is a religious festival dating back more than 200 years in an ongoing pagan-Catholic blend of religious practice in the region, and is one of UNESCO's Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

A reveler reacts to the camera as he performs during the "Ceu na Terra" or Heaven on Earth street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017. Merrymakers take to the streets in hundreds of open-air "bloco" parties during Rio's over-the-top Carnival, the highlight of the year for many. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A performer from the Academicos do Grande Rio samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Mauro Pimentel)

Performers from the Uniao da Ilha samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. Competitors work for months to ready for Brazil's world famous Carnival parades of samba dancing, costumes and magnificent floats. (AP Photo/Mauro Pimentel)

A performer waits during a pause on the Carnival parade route in Les Cayes, Haiti, Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. Haiti's three-day Carnival festivities have brought rum-fueled parties, imaginative costumes and high-energy dance music to a southern city that's still recovering from last year's punishing Hurricane Matthew. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

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A reveler dances during the Ceu na Terra, or 'Heaven on Earth' carnival street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017. Merrymakers take to the streets in hundreds of open-air "bloco" parties ahead of Rio's over-the-top Carnival, the highlight of the year for many. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

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