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Describing Global Celebrations by LilianaVelásquezG is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document describes the Rio de Janeiro Carnival celebration. It is celebrated in different cities in Brazil but mainly in Rio de Janeiro for 4 days ending on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. People wear colorful costumes with feathers, stones, herbs and masks. They take to the streets to see the colorful and cheerful parades accompanied by samba music. The celebration is a homage to abstinence from fleshly pleasures during Lent.
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- LilianaVelásquezG
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- EN