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Dressed in hand-embroidered velvet costumes, mounted on beautiful horses, Brazilians celebrate Carnival with confetti and streamers in a tradition that dates back to the 18th century, turning the war between the Moors and Christians into a religious festival.
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- Revellers participate in the traditional carnival on horseback in Bonfim, Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil, on February 27, 2017. Dressed in hand-embroidered velvet costumes, mounted on beautiful horses, people ride through the town with confetti and streamers in a tradition that dates back to the 18th century, turning the war between the Moors and Christians into a religious festival. (Douglas Magno/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Revellers participate in the traditional carnival on horseback in Bonfim, Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil, on February 27, 2017. Dressed in hand-embroidered velvet costumes, mounted on beautiful horses, people ride through the town with confetti and streamers in a tradition that dates back to the 18th century, turning the war between the Moors and Christians into a religious festival. (Douglas Magno/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Revellers participate in the traditional carnival on horseback in Bonfim, Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil, on February 27, 2017. Dressed in hand-embroidered velvet costumes, mounted on beautiful horses, people ride through the town with confetti and streamers in a tradition that dates back to the 18th century, turning the war between the Moors and Christians into a religious festival. (Douglas Magno/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Revellers participate in the traditional carnival on horseback in Bonfim, Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil, on February 27, 2017. Dressed in hand-embroidered velvet costumes, mounted on beautiful horses, people ride through the town with confetti and streamers in a tradition that dates back to the 18th century, turning the war between the Moors and Christians into a religious festival. (Douglas Magno/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Revellers participate in the traditional carnival on horseback in Bonfim, Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil, on February 27, 2017. Dressed in hand-embroidered velvet costumes, mounted on beautiful horses, people ride through the town with confetti and streamers in a tradition that dates back to the 18th century, turning the war between the Moors and Christians into a religious festival. (Douglas Magno/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Revellers participate in the traditional carnival on horseback in Bonfim, Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil, on February 27, 2017. Dressed in hand-embroidered velvet costumes, mounted on beautiful horses, people ride through the town with confetti and streamers in a tradition that dates back to the 18th century, turning the war between the Moors and Christians into a religious festival. (Douglas Magno/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Revellers participate in the traditional carnival on horseback in Bonfim, Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil, on February 27, 2017. Dressed in hand-embroidered velvet costumes, mounted on beautiful horses, people ride through the town with confetti and streamers in a tradition that dates back to the 18th century, turning the war between the Moors and Christians into a religious festival. (Douglas Magno/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Revellers participate in the traditional carnival on horseback in Bonfim, Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil, on February 27, 2017. Dressed in hand-embroidered velvet costumes, mounted on beautiful horses, people ride through the town with confetti and streamers in a tradition that dates back to the 18th century, turning the war between the Moors and Christians into a religious festival. (Douglas Magno/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Revellers participate in the traditional carnival on horseback in Bonfim, Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil, on February 27, 2017. Dressed in hand-embroidered velvet costumes, mounted on beautiful horses, people ride through the town with confetti and streamers in a tradition that dates back to the 18th century, turning the war between the Moors and Christians into a religious festival. (Douglas Magno/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A performer dances during Vila Isabel performance at the Rio de Janeiro Carnival at Sambodromo on February 26, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Raphael Dias/Getty Images)
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- Revellers participate in the traditional carnival on horseback in Bonfim, Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil, on February 27, 2017. Dressed in hand-embroidered velvet costumes, mounted on beautiful horses, people ride through the town with confetti and streamers in a tradition that dates back to the 18th century, turning the war between the Moors and Christians into a religious festival. (Douglas Magno/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Revellers participate in the traditional carnival on horseback in Bonfim, Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil, on February 27, 2017. Dressed in hand-embroidered velvet costumes, mounted on beautiful horses, people ride through the town with confetti and streamers in a tradition that dates back to the 18th century, turning the war between the Moors and Christians into a religious festival. (Douglas Magno/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Revellers of Beija-Flor perform during the first night of Rio’s Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early on February 27, 2017. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A large dummy of US President Donald Trump is paraded among other figures along the streets of Olinda, Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil on February 27, 2017 as part of the carnival celebrations. (Leo Caldas/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Revellers of the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school perform during the first night of Rio’s Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early on February 27, 2017. (Vanderlei Almeida/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Revellers of the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school perform during the first night of Rio’s Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early on February 27, 2017. (Vanderlei Almeida/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A performer dances during Beija Flor performance at the Rio Carnival at Sambodromo on February 26, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Raphael Dias/Getty Images)
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- A performer dances during Imperatriz Leopoldinense performance at the Rio de Janeiro Carnival at Sambodromo on February 26, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Raphael Dias/Getty Images)
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- A performer dances during Imperatriz Leopoldinense performance at the Rio de Janeiro Carnival at Sambodromo on February 26, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Raphael Dias/Getty Images)
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- A performer dances during Salgueiro performance at the Rio de Janeiro Carnival at Sambodromo on February 26, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Raphael Dias/Getty Images)
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- A performer dances during Salgueiro performance at the Rio de Janeiro Carnival at Sambodromo on February 26, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Raphael Dias/Getty Images)
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- A performer dances during Salgueiro performance at the Rio de Janeiro Carnival at Sambodromo on February 26, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Raphael Dias/Getty Images)
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- A performer dances during Vila Isabel performance at the Rio de Janeiro Carnival at Sambodromo on February 26, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Raphael Dias/Getty Images)
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- A performer dances during Beija Flor performance at the Rio Carnival at Sambodromo on February 26, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Raphael Dias/Getty Images)
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- Raissa de Oliveira dances during Beija Flor performance at the Rio Carnival at Sambodromo on February 26, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Raphael Dias/Getty Images)
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- A performer dances during Imperatriz Leopoldinense performance at the Rio de Janeiro Carnival at Sambodromo on February 26, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Raphael Dias/Getty Images)
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- A performer dances during Salgueiro performance at the Rio de Janeiro Carnival at Sambodromo on February 26, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Raphael Dias/Getty Images)
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- A performer dances during Salgueiro performance at the Rio de Janeiro Carnival at Sambodromo on February 26, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Raphael Dias/Getty Images)
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- A performer dances during Beija Flor performance at the Rio Carnival at Sambodromo on February 26, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Raphael Dias/Getty Images)
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- A performer dances during Beija Flor performance at the Rio Carnival at Sambodromo on February 26, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Raphael Dias/Getty Images)
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- A performer dances during Imperatriz Leopoldinense performance at the Rio de Janeiro Carnival at Sambodromo on February 26, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Raphael Dias/Getty Images)
Dancing, lights, floats at Nice Carnival
Dancers perform and floats dot the streets during the 133rd edition of the Nice Carnival in Nice, southeastern France.
Celebrating Caribbean culture at London’s Notting Hill Carnival
Organizers expected nearly one million people in the streets of west London’s Notting Hill on Sunday and Monday to celebrate Caribbean culture at a carnival considered the largest street demonstration in Europe. More →
Haiti’s National Carnival Parade
The name in Haitian creole of the carnival for this year is “Ayiti Toutan” (Haiti Always). The launch of the carnival two days ago was postponed due to the political situation affecting Haiti.
Brazil’s Carnival season begins despite Zika health scare
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian Carnival could be called a hungry mosquito’s dream — five days of non-stop street parties that bring together millions of revelers in an inviting mass of bare ankles, uncovered legs and denuded torsos. So the mosquito-borne Zika virus might be expected to dampen this year’s debauchery.
But despite warnings to cover up and slather on repellent, the show went on as it always has, in just a sprinkling of sequins and a few puffs of feather. Pants, long-sleeve shirts and bug spray, they say, are antithetical to the hedonistic, out-of-control spirit of Carnival.
“We need joy,” said Angela Pessanha, a self-described “Carnival nut” and owner of a home furnishings store. “And Carnival is the easiest way of doling out a stiff dose of joy to everyone.”
Italy celebrates Venice Carnival 2016
Revelers descended upon St. Mark’s Square, in Venice, Italy over the weekend for this year’s Venice Carnival. Carnival-goers are being asked by police to momentarily lift their masks as part of new anti-terrorism measures for the annual festivities. This year’s Carnival theme is “Creatum” — a new start, or rebirth of Venice’s origins — and runs until Feb. 9.
Northern Spain’s La Vijanera festival
The La Vijanera masquerade, of pre-Roman origin, took place in the small village of Silio, northern Spain, on Sunday. It is the first carnival of the year in Europe symbolizing the triumph of good over evil and involving the participation of crowds of residents wearing different masks, animal skins and brightly colored clothing. The festival has its own complex function and symbolism in becoming the living example of the survival of archaic cults to nature.
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Brazil’s ‘Bloco da Lama’ mud carnival
“Bloco da Lama,” a mud carnival in Paraty, about 250km south of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was started in 1986 by two teenagers playing with mud.
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Gearing up for Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Preparations and pre-celebrations have begun in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil for Carnival. The annual festival runs this year February 13 through February 17.