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Carnival Preparations in Rio
里约热内卢的狂欢节筹备
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Samba schools begin rehearsing in January, practicing steps, drum rhythms, and costume assembly in warehouses called quadras.桑巴学校一月起便开始排练，在名为‘夸德拉’（quadras）的仓库里练习舞步、鼓点节奏和服装组装。
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Each school chooses a theme—like Amazon biodiversity or Afro-Brazilian resistance—and spends months building towering floats by hand.每所学校选定一个主题——如亚马孙生物多样性或非裔巴西人抗争史——并花数月手工制作高耸的花车。
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Costume designers cut, stitch, and glue thousands of feathers, beads, and mirrors onto lightweight frames that dancers must move freely in.服装设计师在轻质骨架上裁剪、缝制、粘贴成千上万根羽毛、珠子与镜片，确保舞者活动自如。
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Community kitchens feed volunteers during late-night rehearsals, serving feijoada and fresh orange juice until dawn lights up Guanabara Bay.社区厨房为深夜排练的志愿者供餐，供应黑豆饭和鲜榨橙汁，直至黎明照亮瓜纳巴拉湾。
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Children learn choreography alongside grandparents, and teenagers help paint parade banners while listening to oral histories of samba roots.孩子与祖辈一同学编舞，青少年边绘制游行横幅，边聆听桑巴起源的口述历史。
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Judges evaluate not only flashiness but also cultural accuracy, social message, and how well drum sections stay perfectly synchronized.评委不仅考量炫目程度，还评估文化准确性、社会信息传达效果，以及鼓队是否严丝合缝地同步演奏。
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On Carnival Sunday, spectators line streets wearing matching school colors, waving flags and shouting names—not for winners, but for belonging.狂欢节周日，观众身着所属学校的统一色系服饰沿街而立，挥舞旗帜、高呼校名——不为夺冠，只为归属。
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Even after the parade ends, dancers keep moving in neighborhood streets, turning celebration into ongoing connection rather than performance.游行结束后，舞者仍在邻里街道上继续起舞，将庆典转化为持续不断的联结，而非一场表演。