2012年2月17日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Brazil


Rio Carnival: bigger, brighter ... more organized? (AP)

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 09:57 AM PST

The mythical jester figure who reigns over Carnival, this year's King Momo; the crowned and costumed Milton Junior and Rio de Janeiro's Mayor Eduardo Paes hold up the key of the city at the official ceremony kicking off the five-day bash, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday Feb. 17, 2012. Merrymakers are expected to spend $640 million and generate 250,000 jobs, according to the city's economic development department. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)AP - Showered in confetti and flanked by sequined samba queens, Rio's mayor symbolically relinquished control of the city to its rotund Carnival king on Friday to kick off the five-day festivities, a time of joyous excess when the streets fill with roving percussion bands and throngs of dancing, drinking revelers.


Brazil kicks off carnival as fears of unrest fade (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 05:29 AM PST

Reuters - Revellers in Brazil's two biggest carnival capitals geared up for the annual celebrations on Friday, restoring a festive atmosphere to cities where police strikes in recent weeks raised fears that crime and violence would spoil the party.

Brazil woman sues Weight Watchers for firing her (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 09:11 AM PST

AP - A Brazilian woman is suing a weight-loss company that fired her for gaining weight.

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