Carnival Kicks Off in Brazil

Published at 12:09 pm, February 28, 2014

Photodisc/Thinkstock(RIO DE JANEIRO) — The world’s most famous party is underway in Rio de Janeiro.

Nearly two-million people are taking to the streets for Carnival parades and festivities.

Carnival is always celebrated the weekend before the beginning of lent and dates back as far as 1723.