Brazil pre-carnival

A reveler performs a split jump at the Simpatia e Quase Amor or Kindness is almost love, block party, a pre Carnival celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. According to Rio's tourism office, Rio's street Carnival this year will consist of 492 block parties, attended by an estimated five million Carnival enthusiasts. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Confetti rains down on a group of revelers at the Simpatia e Quase Amor or Kindness is almost love, block party, a pre Carnival celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. According to Rio's tourism office, Rio's street Carnival this year will consist of 492 block parties, attended by an estimated five million Carnival enthusiasts. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

A man who says he is depicting President Barack Obama poses for a photo holding a banner that reads in Portuguese This man is me, at the Simpatia e Quase Amor or Kindness is almost love, block party, a pre Carnival celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. According to Rio's tourism office, Rio's street Carnival this year will consist of 492 block parties, attended by an estimated five million Carnival enthusiasts. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

A woman wearing a Minnie Mouse like bow shouts outs in revelry at the Simpatia e Quase Amor or Kindness is almost love, block party, a pre Carnival celebration in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. According to Rio's tourism office, Rio's street Carnival this year will consist of 492 block parties, attended by an estimated five million Carnival enthusiasts. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Revelers dance in the streets during the Banda de Ipanema block parade, a pre Carnival event, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. According to Rio's tourism office, Rio's street Carnival this year will consist of 492 block parties, attended by an estimated five million Carnival enthusiasts. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Revelers pose for photos during the Banda de Ipanema block parade, a pre Carnival event, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. According to Rio's tourism office, Rio's street Carnival this year will consist of 492 block parties, attended by an estimated five million Carnival enthusiasts. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Simpatia e Quase Amor or Kindness is almost love, block party members and faithful carry a boat filled with flowers as an offering to the sea goddess Yemanja, during a pre Carnival celebration in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. Worshippers honor the deity, offering flowers and launching boats, large and small, into the ocean showing their gratitude for her blessings bestowed upon them. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Simpatia e Quase Amor or Kindness is almost love, block party members and faithful carry a boat filled with flowers as an offering to the sea goddess,Yemanja, during a pre Carnival celebration in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. Worshippers honor the deity, offering flowers and launching boats, large and small, into the ocean showing their gratitude for her blessings bestowed upon them. The belief in the goddess comes from the African Yoruban religion brought to America by West African slaves. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

A girl dressed as the fictional heroine Wonder Woman and bathed with kid's spray foam is steadied on top of a barricade to get a better view of the 'Desliga da Justica' carnival block parade, a pre Carnival celebration, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. According to Rio's tourism office, Rio's street Carnival this year will consist of 492 block parties gathering 5 million carnival enthusiasts and requiring authorities to set up 16,500 public toilets around the city. Only two weeks before Carnival official start, running this year from Feb. 9 12, Rio residents and tourists are certainly warming up. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Revellers many dressed in their comic superhero of choice take part in the 'Desliga da Justica' carnival block parade, a pre Carnival celebration, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. According to Rio's tourism office, Rio's street Carnival this year will consist of 492 block parties gathering 5 million carnival enthusiasts and requiring authorities to set up 16,500 public toilets around the city. Only two weeks before Carnival official start, running this year from Feb. 9 12, Rio residents and tourists are certainly warming up. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)