Rio Comes Alive to Most Expensive Carnival Yet
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  - Rio de Janeiro erupted  to the beat of drums on Sunday night as the half naked dancers  from the city's samba schools showed off their skills to win  what promised to be the most expensive Carnival yet.
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As the international voting to name the new seven wonders of the world draws to a close, Brazilians are doing their part to see Rio's famous Christ statue on the list.
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The worldâs second-most important track and field event could not fill a stadium with only 36,000 available seats in an affluent area of nearly 9 million people that has excellent public transportation.
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The streets of west London came alive with the sound of the Caribbean at the Notting Hill Carnival, with more than a million revellers expected to turn out to celebrate the event's 40th year.
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Wearing nuns' veils,  condom-shaped hats and all kinds of silly headgear, Brazilians  partied in the beer-slicked streets of Rio de Janeiro on Friday  as its Carnival started in earnest.
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Armies of shirtless men pushed opulent floats toward Rio's samba stadium Sunday for the centerpiece of Brazil's carnival celebrations, a hard-fought samba dance competition.
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When this year's samba parade kicks off in a hail of fireworks, glitter and plumage Sunday night, Max Lopes will have more riding on it than most.
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More than 10,000 athletes from nearly 200 countries competed in the most expensive and most fortified international sporting event ever.
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Dancers dolled up in feathers, flamboyant performers and elaborate floats filed through west London Monday as the Notting Hill Carnival -- Europe&#39;s biggest street party -- pumped up the volume on its Caribbean rhythms.
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Portugal's Casino Estoril, which bills itself as Europe's largest casino, siad it awarded a record 32.3 million euros (41.9 million dollars) in prize money in January.
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More than 750,000 people marked the 40th birthday of the Notting Hill Carnival with a burst of Caribbean colour and the infectious calypso beat.
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More than a million people are expected to attend this weekend&#39;s Notting Hill Carnival in London, an annual extravaganza of Caribbean music and dance that is the biggest street party in Europe.
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Samba group Beija Flor was declared champion of Brazil's carnival for the fifth time in six years Wednesday, wowing judges with extravagant floats featuring winged dancers and rich, green jungle displays.
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Â¶The very pleasant Games most people experienced, superimposed on one of the world&#39;s historic cities. Â¶The very expensive Games that Greeks will have to underwrite for decades.
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The Notting Hill Carnival began amid radiant sunlight in west London on Sunday with hundreds of thousands of people attending the children&#39;s carnival.
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More than ever, it is survival of the fittest at Rioâs renowned Carnival celebration â a full-tilt sport in high heels.
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Fashion Wire Daily - Our favorite women's collection so far at Fashion Rio, even if it garnered tepid applause, has to be Cavendish, staged late Wednesday night in the world's most exotic metropolis.