Carnival Time in Brazil: Busiest Tourist Season

There are a number of carnivals in Brazil each year, and the one in Rio de Janeiro is the world’s largest.
Carnival Time in Brazil: Busiest Tourist Season
Aerial view of the Cordao do Bola Preta traditional carnival band parading along Rio Branco Avenue in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Feb. 9, 2013. Vanderlei Almeida/AFP/Getty Images
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ITATIBA, Brazil—Upbeat music, parties on every street corner, samba dance, and parades: Brazil becomes a destination to hundreds of thousands of foreign tourists each year in February who want to take part in the largest carnival in the world.

This year the carnivals attracted famous artists including South Korean rapper Psy, who performed his hit song Gangnam Style in Salvador, capital of Bahia, before heading over to Rio de Janeiro.