The samba schools on the Carnival Show Parade presents each about 5.000 people, along the parade. Those are people who safe money all year around to buy they fantasy for the parade and also help the samba school during the week-end events to promote samba and bring funds to the school for the carnival parade.

Each samba schol receive a fund also from the government to do the show and from private promotors.

The wining samba school of the Carnival Show Parade competion receives a big prize in money each year from the promoters of the event.

This year the winner of the Rio carnival was Vila Isabel.

The winner of São Paulo was Imperatriz.

The winner of Porto Alegre was Restinga.

All big poor neighboors of these cities.

Also about the photo with the big dolls it is from Olinda, a beach town in northeat state of Maranhao, wich is very known for marvelous beach and its street carnival.

So, tv show tourist: 680.000 tourists come to Rio de Janeiro for Carnival. The majority is still in Rio, enjoying the beach, which might include having cocktails by the beach under sun umbrellas and big chairs!!!!

All of them, Americans, Germans, Canadians, Italians... promised to come back next Carnival!!!!

Because next year there would be another Carnival in Brazil!