Members of the Paraiso School of Samba prepare to performPhotograph: Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesMore Paraiso members wait in the side streets of Notting HillPhotograph: Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesRevelers take part in the paradePhotograph: Sang Tan/AP
Gearing up for the showPhotograph: Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesParticipants bring colour to the carnivalPhotograph: Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPAThe 'queen' of the Paraiso School of Samba's floatPhotograph: Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesPolice officers direct a man in costumePhotograph: Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesPerformers on the streets of Notting HillPhotograph: Will Oliver/AFP/Getty ImagesPerformers and spectators shelter from the rain ...Photograph: Olivia Harris/Reuters... wherever they can find a spacePhotograph: Olivia Harris/ReutersPerformers make the final adjustments to their costumesPhotograph: Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesPerformers take part in the paradePhotograph: WILL OLIVER/AFP/Getty ImagesA performer takes a quick breakPhotograph: Will Oliver/AFP/Getty ImagesA woman carries out some last-minute preeningPhotograph: Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesDancers wait to join the partyPhotograph: Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesThe procession crosses a canal Photograph: Sang Tan/APA performer quenches her thirstPhotograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images
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