Female beauty and brains were on display on Monday night as Brazil's Carnival dancers shimmied, stomped and sang in sensual celebration.
A naked pregnant woman danced on a float to a song about feminine beauty and brains as a second batch of elite samba schools marched into a stadium before thousands of cheering fans. She rubbed her belly provocatively as some 4,000 troupe members sang songs and chants native to Brazil.
But the sensuous display had a serious side: "Women have knocked down barriers and built equality," was the mantra for the day and could be heard all along the nearby streets and city districts.
One float from the Porto da Pedra troupe depicted outrages scenes of childbirth. Another shone with four large gold busts of... MORE
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