Pre-Carnival celebrations held in Brazil

A reveler enjoys the Perola da Guanabara street party at Paqueta island in Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018. Merrymakers take to the streets in hundreds of open-air "bloco" parties ahead of Rio's over-the-top Carnival, the highlight of the year for many. [Photo: AP/Leo Correa]