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| Revelers pack the streets during the "Cordao da Bola Preta" street carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, on February 9, 2013. According to Rio's tourism office, Rio's street Carnival this year will consist of 492 block parties, attended by an estimated five million Carnival enthusiasts. |
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| The mythical jester figure who reigns over Carnival, King Momo, is represented by the the crowned and costumed Milton Rodrigues Junior who arrives for the official kick-off ceremony flashing a thumbs-up, in Rio de Janeiro, on February 8, 2013 |
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| A performer from the Sao Clemente samba school sits as she waits before Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, on February 11, 2013 |
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| Performers from the Inocentes de Belford Roxo samba school parade on a float during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio, on February 10, 2013. |
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| Performers from the Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel samba school parade in Rio, on February 11, 2013. |
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| A dragon rises behind a performer from the Beija Flor samba school in Rio, on February 12, 2013. |
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| A member of the Inocentes de Belford-Roxo samba school performs atop a float during the first night of Carnival in Rio, on February 10, 2013 |
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| A woman poses for photos before participating in Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome, on February 10, 2013. |
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| A performer from the Sao Clemente samba school is tossed in the air in the Sambadrome, on February 12, 2013. |
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| Performers from the Academicos do Salgueiro samba school parade on a float in Rio, on February 10, 2013. |
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| A performer from the Beija Flor samba school, at the Sambadrome, on February 12, 2013 |
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| Performers from the Inocentes de Belford Roxo samba school, on a float in the Sambadrome in Rio, on February 10, 2013. |
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| A float from the Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel samba school in Rio's Sambadrome, on February 11, 2013 |
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| Revelers of the Inocentes de Belford-Roxo samba school, in the Sambadrome, on February 10, 2013. Inocentes paid tribute to the 50th aniversary of South Korean immigration to Brazil |
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| A dancer from the Nene da Vila Matilde samba school during a carnival parade in Sao Paulo, on February 9, 201 |
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| A performer from the Academicos do Grande Rio samba school, in the Sambadrome in Rio, on February 12, 2013 |
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| A member of Academicos do Tatuape samba school, before the first night of carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on February 8, 2013 |
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| A performer from the Unidos de Vila Isabel samba school during Carnival in Rio, on February 12, 2013 |
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