VIRADOURO no Rio de Janeiro, Carnaval 2009

VIRADOURO, one of the two escolas de samba QB represented at the Rio de Janeiro carnaval was the last escola to parade on the Sapucai Sambodromo. The 70,000 spectators welcomed the members with the same energy as the first 6 escolas before them. Here is a collection of images taken before the escola's parade. Photo credits: Alex Baguio, Francois Medina, Francis Murphy and Jay Sta. Barbara.