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Global Carnival Celebrations

From Rio to Switzerland, revelers celebrate before Lent.

Rio Carnival: Carnival Festivals Around the World

Global Carnival Celebrations
Global Carnival Celebrations
Global Carnival Celebrations
Global Carnival Celebrations
Global Carnival Celebrations
Global Carnival Celebrations
Global Carnival Celebrations
Global Carnival Celebrations
Global Carnival Celebrations
Global Carnival Celebrations
Global Carnival Celebrations
Global Carnival Celebrations
Global Carnival Celebrations
Global Carnival Celebrations
Global Carnival Celebrations
Global Carnival Celebrations
Global Carnival Celebrations
Global Carnival Celebrations
Global Carnival Celebrations
Global Carnival Celebrations
In this photo taken Feb. 2, 2013, "passista," or samba dancer Diana Prado performs in a carnival parade at central station in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A call center supervisor by day the 27-year-old's double life is split down the middle, between the glitz and glam, feathers and body paint of Carnival and the workaday office reality of head-sets and cubicles. (Felipe Dana/AP Photo)
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