Yahoo! News: Brazil

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• Rio Carnival: bigger, brighter ... more organized? (AP)
• Brazil kicks off carnival as fears of unrest fade (Reuters)
• Brazil woman sues Weight Watchers for firing her (AP)

Rio Carnival: bigger, brighter ... more organized? (AP) Posted: 17 Feb 2012 09:57 AM PST 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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