Watch Rio Carnival 2010 webcams live online

If you can't afford to fly to Rio de Janeiro for the 2010 Carnival, you can try to get a flavour of it by watching the celebrations on a couple of webcams.

EarthCam has a stunning live high-definition Rio webcam, giving you a gorgeous view of the coastline and Sugarloaf Mountain.

For a more close-up view of the Rio Carnival, have a peek at these Copacabana Beach webcams.

Look out for Madonna - apparently she'll be there enjoying the celebrations with her on-again boyfriend Jesus Luz.

Beyonce might make an appearance too. She's just finished a series of pre-Carnival Brazilian concerts as part of her Latin American tour.

Rio Carnival 2010 runs from Saturday 13 - Tuesday 16 February. To get in the samba mood, watch live streaming of the Salvador carnival - actually Brazil's (and the world's) biggest carnival - from 11 February.