This year's Rio de Janerio Carnival will be held in Sao Paulo. Everyone who will participate in the festival has been seen hard at work preparing and rehearsing for his or her roles. No matter who small or insignificant their part they want to execute it as close to perfect as possible.

Members of samba schools participate in a rehearsal of Rio de Janeiro Carnival 2013, at the Anhembi Sambodrome, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on January 20, 2013. Members of samba schools participate in a rehearsal of Rio de Janeiro Carnival 2013, at the Anhembi Sambodrome, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on January 20, 2013. Members of samba schools participate in a rehearsal of Rio de Janeiro Carnival 2013, at the Anhembi Sambodrome, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on January 20, 2013. 

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