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Samba Groups and 500 Kilo Costumes at the Santa Cruz Carnival Parade

Hundreds of thousands line the streets of the capital for the Coso, led by the Reina and her runners-up. Our gallery shows the feathered headdresses, hand-stitched costumes and the crowds behind them.

Johannes Bornewasser

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Santa Cruz Carnival Parade, Tenerife: Carnival Queen — Led by the Carnival Queen, the carnival parade wound its way through Tenerife's capital, Santa Cruz...

Santa Cruz, Tenerife Carnival Parade: Close-up of the Queen — You can tell that Reina has been working hard over the past few days. And yet she looks absolutely stunning in her costume.

Santa Cruz, Tenerife Carnival Parade Dance Group — Accompanied by numerous samba groups, the queen parades through the streets of Santa Cruz.

Santa Cruz, Tenerife carnival parade: an unusual costume — Time and again, revellers in outlandish costumes mingle amongst the samba groups.

Santa Cruz, Tenerife Carnival Parade: Samba dancers — The dancers look as though they are working hard, but are pleased with their performances.

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Santa Cruz, Tenerife Carnival Parade: Queen Contender No. 3 — The 'almost-queens' are enjoying their big moment to the full.

Santa Cruz, Tenerife Carnival Parade: Queen Contender No. 2 — The Reina costumes can weigh up to 500 kilograms.

Santa Cruz, Tenerife Carnival Parade: Queen Contestants — The Reina contenders who did not make it to the throne have their big moment at the end of the parade.

Santa Cruz, Tenerife Carnival Parade: Music and Costumes — An international trend has also made its way into the carnival celebrations on Tenerife: oversized headphones.

Santa Cruz, Tenerife Carnival Parade: Samba dancers — The marching groups consist mainly of samba groups. Whilst the outfits tend to be rather skimpy, the headdresses are all the more elaborately designed.

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Santa Cruz, Tenerife Carnival Parade: Leather Costume — The spectators also provided some real highlights during the big carnival parade.

Carnival parade in Santa Cruz - feather costume — The intricately crafted costumes are made by hand over many hours.

Carnival parade in Santa Cruz - Children's Carnival — Even the little ones joined in the celebrations with great enthusiasm.

Carnival parade in Santa Cruz Music — Once again, many thousands of spectators took part in the parade.

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