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« Cyber-savvy town gets rich on eBay frauds | Main | Unusual punditry: Mad Mag's Pulitzer cartoonists on Bush and global warming; U.K. view of Super Tuesday » February 5, 2008Photos: Edgy Carnival in Brazil, from watermelon helmets to an Inquisition floatSure, Carnival in Brazil is scantily clad Samba dancers, but it's also kids, men wearing watermelon helmets, mud dancers, fabulous floats and some like this one, which depicts The Inquisition. It's one of dozens of interesting shots in this slideshow by Reuters. Yes, today is Shrove Tuesday, Mardi Gras, and Lent begins tomorrow. (Although it felt like it began Sunday night.) Posted by Sheila Lennon
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my passport photo blogging since 2002 garden blogs archived headlines  Sheila Lennon is features & interactive producer of projo.com, the Web site of The Providence (R.I.) Journal Rhode Island |
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