SLIDESHOW: Carnival/Mardi Gras 2012
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Revellers of the Porto da Pedra samba school perform on top of a float at the Sambadrome, during the first night of Rio de Janeiro's famed Carnival on February 20, 2012. The Rio Carnival, billed as "the greatest show on Earth" generates 250,000 jobs and revenues of 640 million USD for hotels, bars and restaurants, according to state estimates. AFP PHOTO / VANDERLEI ALMEIDA (Photo credit should read VANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images)
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