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 * 3. February 25th 2007**

I woke up early this morning, not feeling 100% perhaps it was the buffet food I ate last night, but with much enthusiasm I got ready in my outfit to watch the samba school parade. Words cannot express the atmosphere of this event. So many people lined the streets of Rio, in order to reserve the closest spot to see everyone dancing, singing and parading through. There were children of all ages enjoying themselves more than watching “The Wiggles” live hahaha….I saw some tourists from Italy and decided to hang with them…the best thing I did to be more involved as they were great company! One highlight of the Carnaval celebration is the samba school competition in the Sambadrome on Marqus de Sapuca Avenue. The competition runs over three nights and involves 14 samba schools. This year the competition was won by a mixed group of teenagers who danced the samba exhaustively to modern Portuguese music….I noticed they had a very distinctive theme and had been training for this event all year.