Brazil's top samba schools perform on last day of carnival

Brazil's top Samba schools performed on the last day of the Carnival parades in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo on Saturday. In Rio, Samba School Paraíso do Tuiuti honored famous people of color from science to religion and literature.

Smaller and usually itinerant street carnival bands were the main Carnival attraction outside the Sambadrome, after big traditional street parties were not authorized for this year's Carnival.

Saturday night was the second and final day of the competition where members of the top Rio and São Paulo Samba schools performed in a bid to become the champions of each city. The results will be announced later in the week.