Carnival preparations

A worker prepares a float for a samba school, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, February 3, 2010. The float will be used during the carnival parades which begin on February 12, 2010. Thousands of people work for 6 months out of the year preparing for carnival. (Austral Foto/Renzo Gostoli)

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A worker prepares a float for a samba school, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, February 3, 2010. The float will be used during the carnival parades which begin on February 12, 2010. Thousands of people work for 6 months out of the year preparing for carnival. (Austral Foto/Renzo Gostoli)

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