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RIO DE JANEIRO — Carnival erupted Friday in Brazil with raucous street parties that brought together cheering, drum-beating locals with sweaty foreigners escaping snowbound cities.
Thousands of carnival revelers flooded the cobbled streets of the bohemian Santa Teresa neighborhood in skimpy costumes, marking the start of dozens of eccentric, pulsating street parties that are the heart and soul of Rio’s pre-Lent festival.
The seaside city is opening its arms to more than 700,000 visitors this year.
