Carnaval

CARNAVAL (Portuguese) noun. 1. A festival marked by merrymaking and processions of revelers in varying states of undress. 2. The biggest, sexiest party on Earth. Crowds of hot, half naked Brazilians, dressed in feathers and sequins alone, flood the streets of Ipanema. They dance around and atop massive multi-colored floats, shouting, singing and sometimes screaming at the teaming masses that surround them. Beer flows like water, boys strip to nothing at a moment's notice, and the chanting and cheering of thousands, if not millions, of Cariocas can be heard for miles along the beach. No, this isn't the Rio de Janeiro gay pride parade; it's Carnaval, the biggest, sexiest party on Earth.