Brazil Celebrates Carnival

The Imperatriz samba school parades on the first night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome, February 19, 2012.
Fernando Bizerra Jr / EPA

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A samba dancer performs in the first day of parades of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Feb. 19, 2012.

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