A member of a comparsa, a Uruguayan carnival group, dances during the Llamadas parade in Montevideo February 5, 2015. Thousands of people crowd the capital's Barrio Sur as costumed drummers and dancers kick off the street fiesta known as Llamadas which has traditional Afro-Uruguayan roots. The fiesta, also known in Spanish as “The Calls”, started during the colonial period as a slave parade on the city streets. (Photo by Andres Stapff/Reuters)
Members of a comparsa, a Uruguayan carnival group, play the drums and dance during the Llamadas parade in Montevideo February 5, 2015. (Photo by Andres Stapff/Reuters)
Members of a comparsa, a Uruguayan carnival group, dance during the Llamadas parade in Montevideo February 5, 2015. (Photo by Andres Stapff/Reuters)
Members of a comparsa, a Uruguayan carnival group, play the drums and dance during the Llamadas parade in Montevideo February 5, 2015. (Photo by Andres Stapff/Reuters)
Members of a comparsa, a Uruguayan carnival group, play the drums during the Llamadas parade in Montevideo February 5, 2015. (Photo by Andres Stapff/Reuters)
Members of a comparsa, a Uruguayan carnival group, dance during the Llamadas parade in Montevideo February 5, 2015. (Photo by Andres Stapff/Reuters)
Members of a comparsa, a Uruguayan carnival group, dance during the Llamadas parade in Montevideo February 5, 2015. (Photo by Andres Stapff/Reuters)
A member of a comparsa, a Uruguayan carnival group, dances during the Llamadas parade in Montevideo February 5, 2015. (Photo by Andres Stapff/Reuters)
Members of a comparsa, a Uruguayan carnival group, dance during the Llamadas parade in Montevideo February 5, 2015. (Photo by Andres Stapff/Reuters)
A member of a comparsa, a Uruguayan carnival group, dances during the Llamadas parade in Montevideo February 5, 2015. (Photo by Andres Stapff/Reuters)
Members of a comparsa, a Uruguayan carnival group, dance during the Llamadas parade in Montevideo February 5, 2015. (Photo by Andres Stapff/Reuters)
A “candombe” dancer dressed as “Mama Vieja” or The Grandmother, prepares for the “Las Llamadas” parade during Carnival celebrations in Montevideo, Uruguay, Friday, February 6, 2015. Las Llamadas, or “The Calls” is a drum-call parade with pounding Afro-Uruguayan rhythmic music known as Candombe, and features three types of drums: el chico, repique and piano. Its roots can be traced to colonial times in Uruguay when African slaves were brought to South America. (Photo by Matilde Campodonico/AP Photo)
A musician rests his hand on a drum while performing at the “Las Llamadas” parade during Carnival celebrations in Montevideo, Uruguay, Friday, February 6, 2015. (Photo by Matilde Campodonico/AP Photo)
A "candombe" dancer wearing feathered wings performs at the “Las Llamadas” parade during Carnival celebrations in Montevideo, Uruguay, Friday, February 6, 2015. (Photo by Matilde Campodonico/AP Photo)
A costumed drummer holds a drum stick in his mouth has he performs at “Las Llamadas” parade during Carnival celebrations in Montevideo, Uruguay, Friday, February 6, 2015. (Photo by Matilde Campodonico/AP Photo)
A drummer and dancers perform at the “Las Llamadas” parade for Carnival celebrations in Montevideo, Uruguay, Friday, February 6, 2015. (Photo by Matilde Campodonico/AP Photo)
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