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Performers shelter from the rain at the start of Notting Hill Carnival in west London August 27, 2012. REUTERS/Olivia Harris. Rio de Janeiro: The biggest carnival in the world takes place in Rio De Janeiro. Carnival in Rio paralyzes the city of 6.5 million people, it also attracts 500,000 foreign visitors. Each day, 2 million people take to the streets to participate in the festivities.
For the folk tune, see Carnival of Venice (song). The Carnival of Venice (Italian: Carnevale di Venezia) is an annual festival held in Venice, Italy. The Carnival ends with the Christian celebration of Lent, forty days before Easter, on Shrove Tuesday (MartedÃ¬ Grasso or Mardi Gras), the day before Ash Wednesday. The festival is world famous for its elaborate masks.