Dancer from Paraiso School of Samba in the rain at Notting Hill Carnival 2014


A dancer from the Paraiso School of Samba on the parade route on a wet Notting Hill Carnival, 2015. Since 1966 the Notting Hill Carnival has taken place in London annually and is one of the largest street festivals in the world. Based in London, the Paraíso School of Samba is the only organisation in the UK whose artistic direction is by artists who grew up in the Rio de Janeiro samba community. Their theme for this year's carnival was 'Saints and Sinners'.


Size: 5188px × 3459px
Location: Notting Hill, London, UK
Photo credit: © Marc Gascoigne / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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