A performer dances at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday March 6, 2011. (AP / Silvia Izquierdo)
The Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school parades during Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday March 6, 2011. (AP / Rodrigo Abd)
Revelers of the Unidos da Tijuca samba school sing and dance during the first night of Carnival parades at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on March 7, 2011. (AFP/ Getty Images / Vanderlei Almeida)
Portela samba school dancers parade through the Sambadrome during Carnival celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early Monday March 7, 2011. (AP / Rodrigo Abd)
The Queen Drums of Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school, Luiza Brunet, performs at the Sambadrome during the first night of carnival parades in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 6, 2011. (AFP/ Getty Images / Vanderlei Almeida)
The Vila Isabel samba school performs during a carnival parade in the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early Monday March 7, 2011. (AP / Felipe Dana)
A performer from the Mangueira samba school parades during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early Monday March 7, 2011. (AP / Felipe Dana)
Revelers of Sao Clemente samba school perform during the first night of carnival parades at the Sambadrome, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 6, 2011. (AFP/ Getty Images / Vanderlei Almeida)
An Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school dancer performs during a Carnival parade in the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday March 6, 2011. (AP / Rodrigo Abd)
Vila Isabel samba school dancers perform during a carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early Monday March 7, 2011. (AP / Felipe Dana)
Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school dancers perform in their carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday March 7, 2011. (AP / Rodrigo Abd)
An overall view of performers of Sao Clemente samba school singing and dancing during the first night of Carnival parades at the Sambadrome, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early on March 6, 2011. (AFP/ Getty Images / Vanderlei Almeida)
Imperatriz Leopoldinense dancers perform during their carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday March 6, 2011. (AP / Felipe Dana)
A dancer performs on the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school float during a carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday March 6, 2011. AP / Felipe Dana)
Dancers of Sao Clemente samba school perform during the first night of Carnival parades at the Sambadrome, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early on March 6, 2011. (AFP/ Getty Images / Vanderlei Almeida)
Revelers of Portela samba school perform during the first night of carnival parades at the Sambadrome, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 6, 2011. (AFP/ Getty Images / Vanderlei Almeida)
Dancers perform on their Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school float during a carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday March 6, 2011. (AP / Felipe Dana)
A Portela samba school dancer performs during a Carnival parade through the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early Monday, March 7, 2011. (AP / Felipe Dana)
Sao Clemente samba school dancers perform in their carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday March 6, 2011. (AP / Rodrigo Abd)
Performers from the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school parade through the Sambadrome during Carnival celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early Monday March 7, 2011. (AP / Rodrigo Abd)
