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Rio Carnival’s overlooked, all-important rite: The count

A fan of the Mangueira samba school marks the vote count that defines the champion samba school of this year's carnival, at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) Members of the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school celebrate after being named the samba school with the best carnival parade, at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) Members of the Mangueira samba school celebrate during the vote count that defines the champion samba school of this year's carnival, at the Sambodromo in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) Jorge Perlingeiro, president of the Independent League of Samba Schools in Rio de Janeiro, reads the vote count that defined the champion samba school of this year's carnival, at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) Members of Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school celebrate after receiving the top trophy for the best samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) A fan of the Mangueira samba school marks the vote count that defines the champion samba school of this year's carnival, at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) Members of the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school celebrate after being named the samba school with the best carnival parade, at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) Members of the Mangueira samba school celebrate during the vote count that defines the champion samba school of this year's carnival, at the Sambodromo in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) Jorge Perlingeiro, president of the Independent League of Samba Schools in Rio de Janeiro, reads the vote count that defined the champion samba school of this year's carnival, at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) Members of Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school celebrate after receiving the top trophy for the best samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) A performer from the Imperio Serrano samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) Performers from the Mangueira samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) An performer from the Viradouro samba school parades on a float during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) Performers from the Paraiso de Tuiuti samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) Performers from the Vila Isabel samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) Performers from the Paraiso do Tuiuti samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb.20, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) Performer from the Vila Isabel samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) Performer from the Vila Isabel samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) Judges from the Independent League of Samba Schools in Rio de Janeiro, left, sit together as they watch and evaluate samba schools parading for Carnival through the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) Performers from the Salgueiro samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) Performers from the Beija Flor samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) A performer from the Paraiso do Tuiuti samba school parades on a float during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb.20, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) Performers from the Vila Isabel samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) Performers from the Paraiso do Tuiuti samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb.20, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) Judges from the Independent League of Samba Schools in Rio de Janeiro, watch and evaluate samba schools parading for Carnival through the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb.20, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) Performer from the Salgueiro samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) Performers from the Beija Flor samba school parade on a float during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb.21, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) A performer from the Mangueira samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) An performer from the Viradouro samba school parades on a float during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) Judges from the Independent League of Samba Schools in Rio de Janeiro, watch and evaluate samba schools parading for Carnival through the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) A performer from the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school parades on a float during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Rio Carnival’s overlooked, all-important rite: The count