Photos Showing Carnival Isn't Brazil's Only Parade

Person strikes a dramatic pose in front of Manaus’ pink neoclassical Teatro Amazonas.

Yellow road sign warns of capybaras roaming through rural Amazonian path.

Cityscape spreads from Cristo Redentor’s height, beaches, crowds, and Atlantic horizon.

Large green tree frog perches on a traveler’s shoulder, eyes bulging.

Colonial cobblestones wind past white houses with colorful doors under overcast sky.

Clear water pool reflects surrounding palms and dense Amazon foliage, swimmers relaxing.

Laughter erupts as a small monkey hugs tightly around a neck at the Shipibo camp. 

Caipirinha served in a hollowed pineapple with a tiny umbrella.

Narrow brick corridor leads to tower at São José de Macapá, colonial military design visible.

Inside a traditional hut, a local elder shares quiet wisdom with visitors. 

Yellow excavator sits atop Lençóis Maranhenses sand dunes, tourists trekking in distance.

Surfer lies on towel near waves, board and bags nearby, sun reflecting off sand.

Green hills roll toward turquoise waves breaking on remote beach below.

Jaguar rests on wooden platform, safe in rehabilitation facility surrounded by jungle.

Carnival bloc fills streets with dancing, costumes, and sun glinting on ocean waves.

Couple smiles while large boa wraps around their shoulders and necks.

White foam cascades over wide rocks, dark jungle framing the frothy scene.

Fingers reach through metal bars to greet a monkey in its rehab enclosure. 

Two people lounge in clear water among giant smooth boulders on remote coastline.

Indigenous woman and girl display intricate beadwork and figures on wooden floor.

Small black-and-white pig sniffs grass as traveler crouches, jungle behind them.

Boats, crates, and shouting move faster than the actual river.

Mid-boat nap happens among the swaying hammocks of the Amazon river.

Kids kick a faded soccer ball on a patch of Amazon dirt that dreams of grass.

Four parrots pose like a boy band that never broke up.

A dark cave mouth yawns ahead, daring anyone to step inside.

Wooden stilt houses lean into the current, refusing to leave quietly.

Man holds a piranha on a stick like dinner and danger in one.

São Paulo’s Pride Parade turns the financial district into a disco apocalypse.

Traveler watches Rio from Pão de Açúcar, Cristo Redentor peeking through distant light.

Small woolly monkey in a colorful vest clings to a person’s back at a sunlit river port.

Sunlit beachgoers relax under umbrellas with Pão de Açúcar rising behind them.

 Ancient tree eats a colonial prison in Ilha Grande, digesting history one bar at a time.

Bodies, boats, and sunburns compete for square footage at Ilha Grande.

Favela climbs the hill, wrapped in cables and stubborn optimism.

Doctor checks vitals while mosquitoes stage their own exam in Manaus.

Hot mist rises off the river like the jungle’s exhale after a bad date.

Pirarucú floats past a man, realizing glass is the only thing keeping peace.

 White heron grips a piranha, both regretting life choices.

Amazon riverbed cracks under record drought, wooden planks barely hold a walking path.

Massive black tarantula dominates the jungle shadows as someone holds it cautiously

White church sits on a reddish riverbank, Amazon jungle looming behind, humble and solitary.