Queens and princesses of Maracatu Estrela Brilhante dance during carnival in Olinda in Brazil's Pernambuco state, Friday, Jan. 25, 2008. The crack down on violence opened the groups up to women, children and adolescents for the first time. While only men can participate as Maracatu lance-bearers, women perform as Indians, Queens and Baianas, roles that in the past were performed by men in drag.
Brazilian model Angela Bismarchi shows her new plastic surgery at the Porto de Pedra's samba school practice ground in Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008. With a unabashed passion for plastic surgery now Bismarchi will feature nylon wires implanted to her eyes so they can show a Japanese slant, in line with Porto da Pedra's theme this year: the centennial of Japanese immigration to Brazil.
A worker polishes a float at the Porto da Pedra samba school warehouse in Rio de Janeiro, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008. Porto da Pedra samba school's theme for this year parade is the Japanese immigration to Brazil.( AP Photo/Dado Galdieri)
Workers finish up a float at the Porto da Pedra samba school warehouse in Rio de Janeiro, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008. The float refers to the centennial of the Japanese immigration to Brazil.
A man works on a float at the Porto da Pedra samba school warehouse in Rio de Janeiro, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008. The float refers to the centennial of the Japanese immigration to Brazil.
Master Zito, a Maracatu lance-bearer, performs during carnival in Olinda in Brazil's Pernambuco state, Friday, Jan. 25, 2008. The tradition is a deeply secret, semi-religious ritual born among former slaves in the sugar-cane fields north of Recife, with roots stretching back to African and indigenous cultures.
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