Rio Carnival reigning champions dazzle with provocative, colorful show The reigning champions of the Rio Carnival, the Mangueira samba school, showcase their flashy and colorful army of dancers and floats to spectators. The school presents various revisionist versions of Jesus -- black, a woman, a man in eyeshadow and rouge and touched on topics of police violence, prompting backlash from supporters of Brazillian President Jair Bolsonaro. IMAGES