BRAZIL-RIO-CARNIVAL-BATE BOLA

A woman member of the "Sucesso" bate-bola street carnival band makes up on a car's side mirror during the first day of carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 25, 2017. The bate-bola (ball-slammer) or clovis, traditional popular carnival characters are mainly seen on the streets of the north and west zones of Rio de Janeiro. The revellers wear costumes inspired in the clown's and wander around carrying in their hands decorated umbrellas or a ball --which used to be cow bladders--at the end of a stick with which their hit the ground making a loud noise. / AFP / Yasuyoshi Chiba (Photo credit should read YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images)