Mud madness at Brazil’s Carnival in photos

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Mud madness at Brazil’s Carnival in photos

Andre Penner Sunday 15 February 2026 00:20 GMT

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Mud-covered revelers took over the beach in Paraty, Brazil, on Saturday as part of a Carnival tradition that has grown steadily since it began 40 years ago. In the seaside town near the country’s historic colonial center, participants coated themselves in gray sludge, rolled through the silty shallows and emerged caked head to toe before dancing along the sand chanting “Uga! Uga!”

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