Samba school gets ready for Rio's carnival

STORY: This samba school is gearing up for Rio de Janeiro’s carnival

Countless hours go into making intricate costumes and colorful floats

for Brazil's largest annual street party celebration

[Alessandra Araujo Rodrigues, Unidos do Viradouro samba school]

“The volume of work is always very big, it's a rush to be able to deliver everything on time, but we hope it's worth

it and it's going to be very beautiful.”

Rio's famous carnival is expected to draw in around 80,000 tourists from abroad

and generate nearly $1 billion in business