Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. 1st February, 2016. Afro-Brazilian women dress in Baroque costumes dance through the streets in a maracatu nacao carnival parade during the Night of the Silent Drums midnight ceremony February 1, 2016 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. Carnaval in the northeastern Brazilian is rooted in Afro-European traditions and more folkloric than the famous Rio Carnaval.

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Afro-Brazilian women dress in Baroque costumes dance through the streets in a maracatu nacao carnival parade during the Night of the Silent Drums midnight ceremony February 1, 2016 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. Carnaval in the northeastern Brazilian is rooted in Afro-European traditions and more folkloric than the famous Rio Carnaval.

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Location: Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Photo credit: © Prefeitura de Olinda / Alamy / Afripics
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