We've seen the great aerial photography of  Cássio Vasconcellos before (here). 

And now here are some beautiful shots he took with a super telephoto lens high above São Paulo's Carnival this year. 

His entire body of work is really quite impressive, and I am always waiting for his new shots.  See all of his work »

He has some great aerial shots of the World Cup stadiums we are going to feature on our FIFA World Cup section as we get closer to the start of the tournament, so keep an eye out for those.

Also check out City of Samba for a great Carnival tilt-shift video from a few years ago »