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Carnival is a time when Brazil nearly stops. Many Brazilians work the year round to prepare for carnival. Gyms are more packed in the weeks before than any other time of year and it is seen as nearly a sin if you have to work during these days of...
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AP, Charlotte Amalie
Police in the U.S. Virgin Islands have canceled a popular carnival event after four people were wounded in a shooting and two stabbings.
made popular May 1 2009
AP, New York
Piracy is an important issue and Carnival Corp. is working with the U.S. military and British Ministry of Defence to protect its passengers and crew from any attacks,...
made popular Apr 15 2009
AP, Evansville
Shoe Carnival Inc. said Thursday that it lost $3 million in its fiscal fourth-quarter, pulled down by higher store closing costs and increased promotions during the...
made popular Mar 19 2009
AP, Rio De Janeiro
Samba school Salgueiro was crowned champion of Rio’s fiercely competitive Carnival parades on Wednesday, knocking off a powerhouse rival and overcoming a shooting...
made popular Feb 25 2009
AP, Rio De Janeiro
Betto Almeida is the Mr. Lucky of Rio’s Carnival.
made popular Feb 24 2009
AP, Rio De Janeiro
It’s a record that can only be broken in Rio de Janeiro.
made popular Feb 23 2009
AP, Rio De Janeiro
Brazil’s Carnival, long a symbol of youth, beauty and sex, added a mature twist Monday by giving two women in their 40s a chance to dance nearly nude at the head...
made popular Feb 23 2009
AP, Duesseldorf
Thousands of costumed revelers joined in Germany’s Carnival parades on Monday amid floats that depicted, among others, a soaring President Barack Obama, a...
made popular Feb 23 2009
AP, Rio De Janeiro
Samba schools competing for local glory vowed Sunday to throw a magnificent Carnival party _ complete with colorful floats, masked and face-painted dancers, and...
made popular Feb 22 2009
AP, Sao Paulo
A Brazilian carnival queen famous for her skimpy attire is grabbing headlines again for painting President Barack Obama’s face on her body.
made popular Feb 21 2009
AP, Rio De Janeiro
Rio’s mayor has a plan he believes can tame this chaotic city, which is both beloved and loathed for the cacophony of sins that reach their apex during Carnival,...
made popular Feb 20 2009
AP, Rio De Janeiro
Rio’s mayor has a plan he believes can tame this chaotic city, which is both beloved and loathed for the cacophony of sins that reach their apex during Carnival.
made popular Feb 20 2009
AP, Sao Paulo
The Carnival beauty famed for proving it’s possible to get too naked for Brazil’s samba parades is looking for the spotlight again _ by painting her body...
made popular Feb 18 2009
AP, Rio De Janeiro
From where he sits inside Rio’s Sambadrome, a snack vendor mulls what the global financial crisis means for “the greatest party on earth.”
made popular Feb 17 2009
AP, Rio De Janeiro
Carnival is condom season in Brazil, where the government said Friday it will hand out 65 million free prophylactics to partiers this month.
made popular Feb 13 2009
Ah, the Carnaval is coming. In two weeks will begin the festivities, parades, dances and more in almost all Brazilian cities. Whether it is in the South or North, the...
made popular Feb 5 2009
AP, New York
Carnival Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Micky Arison received compensation valued at $4.8 million in fiscal 2007, a 34 percent decrease from the previous year,...
made popular Jan 31 2009
AP, Rio De Janeiro
Barack Obama is the new face of America, and his likeness will be represented in force during this year’s bawdy Carnival bacchanalia.
made popular Jan 16 2009
AP, Miami
Carnival Corp., the world’s largest cruise operator, reported a better-than-expected 4 percent increase in fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday, but lowered its...
made popular Dec 18 2008
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AP, Rio De Janeiro
Brazil’s Carnival, long a symbol of youth, beauty and sex, added a mature twist Monday by giving two women in their 40s a chance to dance nearly nude at the head...
made popular Feb 23 2009
Ah, the Carnaval is coming. In two weeks will begin the festivities, parades, dances and more in almost all Brazilian cities. Whether it is in the South or North, the...
made popular Feb 5 2009
With the Brazil Carnival round the corner and Rio de Janeiro in full swings, the sex industry in the city expects thousands of tourists during the Carnival festivities....
made popular Feb 12 2007
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