Mardi Gras

During the parade of Tom Maior samba school in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, March 5, 2011.

Street carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, March 4, 2011

Mardi Gras in Dakar, Senegal.

An Unidos da Tijuca samba school dancer performs during a carnival parade
at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early Monday, March 7, 2011.

Model Gisele Bundchen performs atop a float of the Vila Isabel samba school during
the first night of Carnival parades at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on March 7, 2011.

Melissa Leo joins the cast of HBO's "Treme" on a float in the 2011
Krewe Of Orpheus Parade during Mardi Gras on March 7, 2011, in New Orleans.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early Monday, March 7, 2011

Revelers gather for the start of the Society of Saint Anne walking parade in the Bywater section
of New Orleans during Mardi Gras day, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013.

Revelers gather for the start of the Society of Saint Anne walking parade in the Bywater section
of New Orleans during Mardi Gras day, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013.

Members of the Krewe of Bikus roll down Chartres Street on Mardi Gras Day in French Quarter February 12, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Babbette Hines, left, and Carol Jean Dixon, both of New Orleans, pose with their costumes representing sad ladies of the night, inspired by Storyville photographer E.J. Bellocq, before the start of the Society of Saint Anne walking parade in the Bywater section of New Orleans during Mardi Gras day, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013.

Members of the Mondo Kayo Social and Marching Club parade down St. Charles Avenue on Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans, Louisiana February 12, 2013.

A trojan horse float makes its way through the crowd as revelers gather for the start of the Society of Saint Anne walking parade in the Bywater section of New Orleans during Mardi Gras day, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013.

Revelers yell for beads and trinkets during the Krewe of Orpheus Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, Monday, Feb. 11, 2013.

Members of the Mardi Gras dance group "The Sirens" perform during the Krewe of Orpheus Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, Monday, Feb. 11, 2013.

Members of the Pussyfooters Marching Club parade along with the Krewe of Toath along St. Charles Avenue during the weekend before Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana February 10, 2013.

Addison Moran, 7, yells for beads and trinket from the shoulders of her father Paul Moran during the Krewe of Bacchus Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013.

Lynn Lake throws beads as she and her dog, Lillie, participate in the 10th Annual Mardi Gras Dog Parade held Sandestin Resort's Village at Baytowne Wharf in Destin, Fla. Feb. 10, 2013.