samba do trem

December 2nd is Dia Nacional do Samba. Although it's supposed to be a "national" holiday, nowhere is it celebrated with such vigor as in Rio. The samba train (actually multiple trains) depart from Central Station and head to Oswaldo Cruz where another party awaits. Every single car in the train has its own samba jam going on simultaneously. The entire city, it seemed, had a samba happening on every corner.

The song is "Aquarela Brasileira" by Silas de Oliveira.