Carnival in Rio is the wildest, the biggest, the craziest mass blast in the world. There are no other contenders, say the cariocas. New Orleans' Mardi Gras? That is for the tourists. The Riviera? Fine, if you like floats. Valencia? Nice fireworks and bullfights. Fasching? Mostly indoorsbesides, those Germans get conscience stricken and go home at dawn.
Last week, for the 123rd year, it was carnival time in Rio, and for three howling days and four nights, all work stopped, except for the police and the hospital attendants. Everyone elsethe rich and the poor, old and youngshucked street clothes and inhibitions and...
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