If you want to see the mother of all carnivals then grab your feather boa and head to Brazil.

Rio de Janeiro hosts one of the world's biggest and most extravagant carnivals and this year was no exception.

See revellers riding atop a huge parakeet and samba dancers dressed up as Volkswagen Beetles.

The crazy costumes and fantastic floats range from amazing to 'It's time to party'!

- See the fabulous costumes of the carnival