On the Fringe of the Rio Carnaval

Photographs and Words by Peter Turnley My first exposure to the complex human realities of life in Brazil began when I was offered an assignment to photograph the spirit of the players of the Brazilian national soccer team during the…

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In 2005 I began to photograph the Carnaval of Rio, likely the biggest party on earth and certainly the largest expression of popular street theater in the universe. I’ve now been to Carnaval four times.