2010年2月15日星期一

Yahoo! News: Brazil

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Brazil


Woman in miniskirt scandal turns Rio Carnival star (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 05:20 PM PST

A dancer of the Mocidade samba school performs during the carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Monday, Feb.15, 2010. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)AP - Geisy Arruda is dancing proof that nowhere is transformation more achievable than in Brazil's Carnival, ripe with fantasy and metamorphosis.


A 7-year-old Rio Carnival queen parades, in tears (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Feb 2010 11:15 PM PST

Drum Queen Julia Lira, 7, of the Viradouro samba school cries as she is carried to her position at the start of their contingent on the first night of the Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome, February 14, 2010. REUTERS/Bruno DomingosReuters - A tearful 7-year-old Carnival queen led exuberant drummers through the Sambadrome stadium on Sunday, in a distressed state that may add to controversy over whether a tiny child should perform such a high-pressure, sexually-charged role.


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