How do you clean up after world's biggest carnival?

15 February 2013 Last updated at 17:32 ET Help

Around 770 tonnes of rubbish have already been collected following the Rio carnival, according to the company in charge of cleaning the city's streets.

Preliminary figures suggests this represents a 20% increase in waste compared to last year.

BBC Mundo's Gerardo Lissardy reports on the huge operation.

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