Saddam's roles in Brazil Carnival (Reuters) Updated: 2004-02-23 17:15
A Brazilian reveler dressed as former Iraqi
President Saddam Hussein parades during the 'Galo da Madrugada' opening
ceremony of Carnival festivities, in Recife, in the northern coastal state
of Pernambuco, Brazil, February 21, 2004. According to the 1995 Guinness
Book of records, the Galo da Madrugada group is the carnival organization
that attracts the largest number of people on the planet, around 1.5
million people. [Reuters] |
A Carnival reveler sports a mask of former
Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein during the annual street party organized by
the 'Bola Preta' band, in the center of Rio de Janeiro, February 21, 2004.
Rio de Janeiro kicked off the world's biggest party of carnival with
street festivities which will climax with the parade of samba schools on
the nights of February 22 and 23.
[Reuters] |
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