Combo picture of fancy dressed dogs and a cat taking part in the animal carnival parade at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 12, 2012. AFP PHOTO / Christophe Simon
En las playas de Copacabana, en Río de Janeiro, se realizó el Carnaval de Animales, certamen donde los dueños ponen a funcionar la imaginación con vestido de fantasía para sus mascotas. FOTOS AFP-
A fancy dressed dog takes part in the animal carnival parade at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 12, 2012. AFP PHOTO / Christophe Simon
A fancy dressed dog takes part in the animal carnival parade at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 12, 2012. AFP PHOTO / Christophe Simon
A fancy dressed dog takes part in the animal carnival parade at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 12, 2012. AFP PHOTO / Christophe Simon
A fancy dressed dog takes part in the animal carnival parade at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 12, 2012. AFP PHOTO / Christophe Simon
A fancy dressed dog takes part in the animal carnival parade at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 12, 2012. AFP PHOTO / Christophe Simon
A fancy dressed cat takes part in the animal carnival parade at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 12, 2012. AFP PHOTO / Christophe Simon
A fancy dressed dog takes part in the animal carnival parade at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 12, 2012. AFP PHOTO / Christophe Simon
A fancy dressed dog takes part in the animal carnival parade at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 12, 2012. AFP PHOTO / Christophe Simon
Fancy dressed dogs take part in the animal carnival parade at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 12, 2012. AFP PHOTO / Christophe Simon
A fancy dressed dog takes part in the animal carnival parade at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 12, 2012. AFP PHOTO / Christophe Simon
A fancy dressed dog takes part in the animal carnival parade at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 12, 2012. AFP PHOTO / Christophe Simon
A dog in a hot dog costume takes part in the animal carnival parade at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 12, 2012. AFP PHOTO / Christophe Simon
A dog fancy dressed as a devil takes part in the animal carnival parade at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 12, 2012. AFP PHOTO / Christophe Simon
A fancy dressed dog and his owner take part in the animal carnival parade at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 12, 2012. AFP PHOTO / Christophe Simon
A fancy dressed dog and his owner take part in the animal carnival parade at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 12, 2012. AFP PHOTO / Christophe Simon
A dog fancy dressed in the colors of the Brazilian flag takes part in the animal carnival at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 12, 2012. AFP PHOTO / Christophe Simon
Fancy dressed dogs take part in the animal carnival parade at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 12, 2012. AFP PHOTO / Christophe Simon
A fancy dressed dog takes part in the animal carnival parade at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 12, 2012. AFP PHOTO / Christophe Simon
A fancy dressed dog takes part in the animal carnival parade at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 12, 2012. AFP PHOTO / Christophe Simon
A fancy dressed dog takes part in the animal carnival parade at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 12, 2012. AFP PHOTO / Christophe Simon
A fancy dressed dog takes part in the animal carnival parade at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 12, 2012. AFP PHOTO / Christophe Simon
A fancy dressed dog takes part in the animal carnival parade at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 12, 2012. AFP PHOTO / Christophe Simon
A fancy dressed dog takes part in the animal carnival parade at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 12, 2012. AFP PHOTO / Christophe Simon
A fancy dressed dog takes part in the animal carnival parade at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 12, 2012. AFP PHOTO / Christophe Simon
A fancy dressed dog takes part in the animal carnival parade at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 12, 2012. AFP PHOTO / Christophe Simon
A fancy dressed dog takes part in the animal carnival parade at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 12, 2012. AFP PHOTO / Christophe Simon
An old fancy dressed dog takes part in the animal carnival parade at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 12, 2012. AFP PHOTO / Christophe Simon
A fancy dressed dog takes part in the animal carnival parade at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 12, 2012. AFP PHOTO / Christophe Simon