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Vibrant colors, overwhelming crowds, ribald pageantry and many strategically placed feathers propel a Viradouro samba school float through the Sambodrome in Rio de Janeiro on Fat Tuesday.

Carnivale in Rio de Janeiro

( Ricardo Moraes / Associated Press / February 24, 2009 )

Vibrant colors, overwhelming crowds, ribald pageantry and many strategically placed feathers propel a Viradouro samba school float through the Sambodrome in Rio de Janeiro on Fat Tuesday.

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