Carnaval: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Carnival

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Two samba dancers in elaborate blue and green feathered costumes with crowns perform joyfully in front of a crowd at Sesimbra Carnival in Portugal.

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A member of the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school in an elaborate green, white, and silver costume plays a drum and dances during the Rio de Janeiro Carnival parade at night.

Carnival parade

Blue textured background with white text reading Carnaval.

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