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A dancer from the Tom Maior samba school performs during a carnival parade in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday, February 24, 2017. (Photo by Andre Penner/AP Photo)

A dancer from the Tom Maior samba school performs during a carnival parade in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday, February 24, 2017. (Photo by Andre Penner/AP Photo)



A patient from the Nise da Silveira Mental Health Institute takes part on a carnival parade coined, in Portuguese: “Loucura Suburbana”, or Suburban Madness, in the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, February 23, 2017. (Photo by Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo)

A patient from the Nise da Silveira Mental Health Institute takes part on a carnival parade coined, in Portuguese: “Loucura Suburbana”, or Suburban Madness, in the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, February 23, 2017. (Photo by Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo)



Revelers wearing bride costumes attend the Carmelitas street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, February 24, 2017. Merrymakers take to the streets in hundreds of open-air “bloco” parties during Rio's over-the-top Carnival, the highlight of the year for many. (Photo by Leo Correa/AP Photo)

Revelers wearing bride costumes attend the Carmelitas street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, February 24, 2017. Merrymakers take to the streets in hundreds of open-air “bloco” parties during Rio's over-the-top Carnival, the highlight of the year for many. (Photo by Leo Correa/AP Photo)



Maria Cristina de Jesus, the guardian of Rio's city key, places the oversized key in a bag during a delay for the ceremony officially kicking off Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, February 24, 2017. De Jesus' late father, Jose Geraldo de Jesus, also known as Candonga, kept the key safe at his home after it kept getting lost year after year since the 1970's. After his death in 1997, his family kept up the tradition of keeping the key safe at their home. (Photo by Mauro Pimentel/AP Photo)

Maria Cristina de Jesus, the guardian of Rio's city key, places the oversized key in a bag during a delay for the ceremony officially kicking off Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, February 24, 2017. De Jesus' late father, Jose Geraldo de Jesus, also known as Candonga, kept the key safe at his home after it kept getting lost year after year since the 1970's. After his death in 1997, his family kept up the tradition of keeping the key safe at their home. (Photo by Mauro Pimentel/AP Photo)



Patients from the Nise da Silveira mental health institute wait for the beginning of a carnival parade coined, in Portuguese: “Loucura Suburbana”, or Suburban Madness, in the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, February 23, 2017. (Photo by Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo)

Patients from the Nise da Silveira mental health institute wait for the beginning of a carnival parade coined, in Portuguese: “Loucura Suburbana”, or Suburban Madness, in the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, February 23, 2017. (Photo by Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo)



A reveler holds a sign that reads in Portuguese: “Indians want demarcation” during the “Out Temer” carnival street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, February 24, 2017. Merrymakers took to the streets to protest Brazil's President Michel Temer. (Photo by Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo)

A reveler holds a sign that reads in Portuguese: “Indians want demarcation” during the “Out Temer” carnival street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, February 24, 2017. Merrymakers took to the streets to protest Brazil's President Michel Temer. (Photo by Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo)



Dancers from the Mocidade Alegre samba school perform during a carnival parade in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, February 25, 2017. (Photo by Andre Penner/AP Photo)

Dancers from the Mocidade Alegre samba school perform during a carnival parade in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, February 25, 2017. (Photo by Andre Penner/AP Photo)



Revelers take part in the Carmelitas street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, February 24, 2017. (Photo by Leo Correa/AP Photo)

Revelers take part in the Carmelitas street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, February 24, 2017. (Photo by Leo Correa/AP Photo)



Sonia Guajajara (L), coordinator of the Articulation of the Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB), and other indigenous leaders participate in the press conference given by the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school, whose theme this year pays homage to the native people of Brazil's Amazon region, ahead of the carnival parade at Cidade do Samba in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 24, 2017. (Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP Photo)

Sonia Guajajara (L), coordinator of the Articulation of the Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB), and other indigenous leaders participate in the press conference given by the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school, whose theme this year pays homage to the native people of Brazil's Amazon region, ahead of the carnival parade at Cidade do Samba in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 24, 2017. (Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP Photo)



A man dressed as a nun cracks a whip during the Carmelitas street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, February 24, 2017. (Photo by Leo Correa/AP Photo)

A man dressed as a nun cracks a whip during the Carmelitas street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, February 24, 2017. (Photo by Leo Correa/AP Photo)



Patients from the Nise da Silveira Mental Health Institute dance during a carnival parade coined, in Portuguese: “Loucura Suburbana”, or Suburban Madness, in the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, February 23, 2017. (Photo by Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo)

Patients from the Nise da Silveira Mental Health Institute dance during a carnival parade coined, in Portuguese: “Loucura Suburbana”, or Suburban Madness, in the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, February 23, 2017. (Photo by Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo)



Arlindo, a patient from the Nise da Silveira Mental Health Institute, makes his marionette dance during a carnival parade coined, in Portuguese: “Loucura Suburbana”, or Suburban Madness, in the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, February 23, 2017. (Photo by Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo)

Arlindo, a patient from the Nise da Silveira Mental Health Institute, makes his marionette dance during a carnival parade coined, in Portuguese: “Loucura Suburbana”, or Suburban Madness, in the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, February 23, 2017. (Photo by Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo)



A reveler in costume poses for the photo during the Carmelitas street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, February 24, 2017. (Photo by Leo Correa/AP Photo)

A reveler in costume poses for the photo during the Carmelitas street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, February 24, 2017. (Photo by Leo Correa/AP Photo)



Patients from the Nise da Silveira Mental Health Institute take part on a carnival parade coined, in Portuguese: “Loucura Suburbana”, or Suburban Madness, in the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, February 23, 2017. (Photo by Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo)

Patients from the Nise da Silveira Mental Health Institute take part on a carnival parade coined, in Portuguese: “Loucura Suburbana”, or Suburban Madness, in the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, February 23, 2017. (Photo by Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo)



Dancers from the Tom Maior samba school perform on a float during a carnival parade in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday, February 24, 2017. (Photo by Andre Penner/AP Photo)

Dancers from the Tom Maior samba school perform on a float during a carnival parade in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday, February 24, 2017. (Photo by Andre Penner/AP Photo)



Benedito, 66, smokes prawns as he checks it on a wood-fired oven in Corumbau village on the coast of Bahia state, Brazil, February 19, 2017. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)

Benedito, 66, smokes prawns as he checks it on a wood-fired oven in Corumbau village on the coast of Bahia state, Brazil, February 19, 2017. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)



Benedito, 66, smokes prawns on a wood-fired oven in Corumbau village on the coast of Bahia state, Brazil, February 19, 2017. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)

Benedito, 66, smokes prawns on a wood-fired oven in Corumbau village on the coast of Bahia state, Brazil, February 19, 2017. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)



Smoked prawns are seen on a wood-fired oven in Corumbau village on the coast of Bahia state, Brazil, February 19, 2017. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)

Smoked prawns are seen on a wood-fired oven in Corumbau village on the coast of Bahia state, Brazil, February 19, 2017. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)



Benedito, 66, carries a basket of prawns after smoking it on a wood-fired oven in Corumbau village on the coast of Bahia state, Brazil, February 19, 2017. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)

Benedito, 66, carries a basket of prawns after smoking it on a wood-fired oven in Corumbau village on the coast of Bahia state, Brazil, February 19, 2017. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)



Benedito, 66, shows a smoked prawn after smoking it on a wood-fired oven in Corumbau village on the coast of Bahia state, Brazil, February 19, 2017. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)

Benedito, 66, shows a smoked prawn after smoking it on a wood-fired oven in Corumbau village on the coast of Bahia state, Brazil, February 19, 2017. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)



Benedito, 66, smokes prawns on a wood-fired oven in Corumbau village on the coast of Bahia state, Brazil, February 19, 2017. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)

Benedito, 66, smokes prawns on a wood-fired oven in Corumbau village on the coast of Bahia state, Brazil, February 19, 2017. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)



A reveler with his body covered by the Portuguese message: “get out Temer” dances during the “Out Temer” carnival street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, February 24, 2017. (Photo by Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo)

A reveler with his body covered by the Portuguese message: “get out Temer” dances during the “Out Temer” carnival street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, February 24, 2017. (Photo by Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo)



Bystanders help press photographer Dario Oliveira (C), who was wounded during a clash between military police and drug addicts in central Sao Paulo, Brazil, 23 February 2017. Oliveira suffered a gunshot wound to the leg and was reported in stable condition by a spokesman for the Military police. (Photo by Sebastiao Moreira/EPA)

Bystanders help press photographer Dario Oliveira (C), who was wounded during a clash between military police and drug addicts in central Sao Paulo, Brazil, 23 February 2017. Oliveira suffered a gunshot wound to the leg and was reported in stable condition by a spokesman for the Military police. (Photo by Sebastiao Moreira/EPA)



Costumed patients from the Nise da Silveira Mental Health Institute wait for the start of their Carnival parade, coined in Portuguese: “Loucura Suburbana”, or Suburban Madness, in the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, February 23, 2017. Patients, their relatives and institute workers held their parade one day before the official start of Carnival. (Photo by Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo)

Costumed patients from the Nise da Silveira Mental Health Institute wait for the start of their Carnival parade, coined in Portuguese: “Loucura Suburbana”, or Suburban Madness, in the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, February 23, 2017. Patients, their relatives and institute workers held their parade one day before the official start of Carnival. (Photo by Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo)



A patient from the Nise da Silveira Mental Health Institute wears an octopus costume during the institute's carnival parade, coined in Portuguese: “Loucura Suburbana”, or Suburban Madness, in the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, February 23, 2017. (Photo by Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo)

A patient from the Nise da Silveira Mental Health Institute wears an octopus costume during the institute's carnival parade, coined in Portuguese: “Loucura Suburbana”, or Suburban Madness, in the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, February 23, 2017. (Photo by Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo)



A reveler pretends to hit a man representing the United States who holds a sign that reads in Portuguese: “Brazilian is fooling, selling everything cheap. Oil” during the “Out Temer” carnival street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, February 24, 2017. (Photo by Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo)

A reveler pretends to hit a man representing the United States who holds a sign that reads in Portuguese: “Brazilian is fooling, selling everything cheap. Oil” during the “Out Temer” carnival street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, February 24, 2017. (Photo by Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo)



In this Saturday, February 18, 2017 photo, revelers take part in the “Guanabara Pearl” carnival street party on Paqueta Island in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Merry makers ferried across Guanabara Bay to Paqueta Island for the parade. (Photo by Mauro Pimentel/AP Photo)

In this Saturday, February 18, 2017 photo, revelers take part in the “Guanabara Pearl” carnival street party on Paqueta Island in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Merry makers ferried across Guanabara Bay to Paqueta Island for the parade. (Photo by Mauro Pimentel/AP Photo)



A mask in the likeness of Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva stands before the start of the “Out Temer” carnival street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, February 24, 2017. (Photo by Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo)

A mask in the likeness of Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva stands before the start of the “Out Temer” carnival street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, February 24, 2017. (Photo by Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo)



A fake mummy representing the Supreme Court carries a sign criticizing court justices that reads in Portuguese: “The Supreme Mummy. Little causes. Big transactions”, during the Nise da Silveira Mental Health Institute carnival parade, coined in Portuguese: “Loucura Suburbana”, or Suburban Madness, in the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, February 23, 2017. (Photo by Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo)

A fake mummy representing the Supreme Court carries a sign criticizing court justices that reads in Portuguese: “The Supreme Mummy. Little causes. Big transactions”, during the Nise da Silveira Mental Health Institute carnival parade, coined in Portuguese: “Loucura Suburbana”, or Suburban Madness, in the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, February 23, 2017. (Photo by Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo)



Patients from the Nise da Silveira Mental Health Institute dance during a carnival parade coined, in Portuguese: “Loucura Suburbana”, or Suburban Madness, in the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, February 23, 2017. (Photo by Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo)

Patients from the Nise da Silveira Mental Health Institute dance during a carnival parade coined, in Portuguese: “Loucura Suburbana”, or Suburban Madness, in the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, February 23, 2017. (Photo by Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo)



A dancer performs during the Carmelitas street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, February 24, 2017. (Photo by Leo Correa/AP Photo)

A dancer performs during the Carmelitas street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, February 24, 2017. (Photo by Leo Correa/AP Photo)



Revelers of the Aguia de Ouro samba school perform during the first night of carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Sao Paulo, Brazil early on February 25, 2017. (Photo by Nelson Almeida/AFP Photo)

Revelers of the Aguia de Ouro samba school perform during the first night of carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Sao Paulo, Brazil early on February 25, 2017. (Photo by Nelson Almeida/AFP Photo)



Revelers dance during the Carmelitas street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, February 24, 2017. (Photo by Leo Correa/AP Photo)

Revelers dance during the Carmelitas street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, February 24, 2017. (Photo by Leo Correa/AP Photo)



A youth sells foam cans to revelers during the “Get out Temer” carnival street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, February 24, 2017. (Photo by Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo)

A youth sells foam cans to revelers during the “Get out Temer” carnival street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, February 24, 2017. (Photo by Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo)



A reveler wears a crown that reads in Portuguese: “Out Temer” during a carnival street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, February 24, 2017. (Photo by Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo)

A reveler wears a crown that reads in Portuguese: “Out Temer” during a carnival street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, February 24, 2017. (Photo by Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo)



Revelers pretend to beat a sign that reads “Temer, coup leader” during the “Out Temer” carnival street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, February 24, 2017. (Photo by Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo)

Revelers pretend to beat a sign that reads “Temer, coup leader” during the “Out Temer” carnival street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, February 24, 2017. (Photo by Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo)
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