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Best Carnival costumes in the world

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Carnival of Rio (Brazil)1310

The worldwide ranking generated by 68 votes

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Carnival of Rio (Brazil)1310

Carnival of Venice (Italy)1308

Trinidad and Tobago Carnival (Caribbean)1290

Carnival of Guadeloupe (French Overseas)1277

Carnival of Cádiz (Spain)1232

Carnival of Nice (France)1232

Mardi Gras (New Orleans)1231

Notting Hill Carnival (England)1220

Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Spain)1201

#10

Cologne Carnival (Germany)1173

#11

Carnival of Martinique (French Overseas)1171

#12

Carnival of Barranquilla (Colombia)1166

#13

Carnival of Oruro (Bolivia)1164

#14

Carnival of Binche (Belgium)1123

#15

Carnival of Dunkirk (France)1119

#16

Quebec Winter Carnival (Canada)1102

#17

Basel Carnival (Switzerland)1081

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How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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