Thousands attend carnival parade to see 6 best samba schools perform

Thousands attended the Carnival champions parade in Rio de Janeiro to see the six best samba schools at this year's event perform.

Carnival 2022 closed out with a parade from the samba schools that won prizes for costumes, presentation and music during this year's event in the Sambadrome.

A samba school from the neighboring city of Duque de Caxias, won the 2022 Rio de Janeiro Carnival title.

It's the first title ever for the school which has been in the top tier group of Rio's Carnival for almost 30 years.

Without the pressure of the judges, the champions parade is a more relaxed event where samba school members purely enjoy the party as the crowd cheers for the newly elected champion.