1.   When the samba schools parade, pedagogy turns into delirious spectacle, with images multiplied and repeated by the huge forces that the samba schools can muster.

2.   A guest of the city and a Brazilian brewery, Jones went to luxurious balls and attended the downtown samba parade.

3.   But even at the glittering samba parades and days-long parties, the government is asking for a shred of restraint.

4.   But some veterans like Noca de Portela will be noticeably absent, they say the samba parade is for tourists and the real party is in the streets.

5.   His walkout coincided with Brazilian Carnival, and Edmundo was seen in Rio last week taking part in the famous samba parades.