Brazil Carnival's Begins

Brazil's annual explosion of samba began Friday, with scantily clad revellers hitting the streets from Rio to Recife to celebrate carnival.
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Going to Rio? Brazil Carnival's Big Party

On Feb 1st begin Brazil Carnival's Big Party.

Carnaval is an event that happens annually in Brazil on the days leading up to Ash Wednesday.
In 2008, Carnaval officially begins Friday, Feb. 1, when the mayor gives the keys to the city to King Momo, the portly pleasure-seeker who ushers in the bacchanalia. The next four days are marked by neighborhood parties, lavish masked balls and impromptu fests all over town.
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