2014 Carnival street

BRAZIL PRE CARNIVAL

Movie maker and topless dancer Ana Paula Gonçalves Nogueira, left, and samba dancer Peninha, right, perform during a street parade of Banda da Rua do Mercado, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, February 27, 2014.
People gathered Thursday for one of many parades before the official start of Carnival on Feb. 28. (Austral Foto/Renzo Gostoli)

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