Brazil Celebrates Carnival

Carnival, the biggest and most popular celebration in Brazil, happens annually in the days leading up to Easter.
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Fancy Feathers
A reveler from the Vila Isabel samba school dances on the first night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome on Feb. 20, 2012. Carnival, the biggest and most popular celebration in Brazil, happens in the days leading up to Easter.

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