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Carnival Festivities Continue State police are helping the New Orleans Police Department during carnival with 150 troopers in town Friday night patrolling the French Quarter and parade routes in Orleans Parish, and Sheriff Marlin Gusman has set up a mobile booking station to help speed up the arrest process, authorities said. Rio Kicks Off Carnival Celebrations Tens of thousands of revelers jammed the streets of Rio de Janeiro to celebrate the citys world-renowned carnival, putting aside the violence that has cast a shadow over the city in recent weeks. Rios Carnival kicks off under the barrel of gun Brazils raucous Carnival celebrations kicked off in Rio de Janeiro on Friday with tens of thousands dancing and singing in the streets, defying a recent surge of gun violence in the citys slums. In Rio, killings cast cloud over Carnival Extra security is on hand after a spate of drug-related violence and two especially unsettling homicides. RIO DE JANEIRO — This Brazilian city entered its famously joyous Carnival weekend Friday as a surge of violence has raised questions about the effectiveness of police officers and troops drafted to curb the mayhem. At Brazil carnival, racial unity a mask As the multiracial band atop a tractor-trailer launches into a frantic carnival tune, the crowd pulsing below is a kaleidoscope of skin tones, from the deepest black to the palest white and every shade in between. Carnival kicks off Brazils five-day party in Rio King Momo, Carnivals overweight symbol of excess, received the keys to the city, officially kicking off Brazils celebration of music, drink, dance and nudity that climaxes next week at the Sambodrome. Carnival brings revelers to Big Easy NEW ORLEANS Carnival revelers are continuing to stream into New Orleans for whats expected to be one of the biggest events in the Big Easy since Hurricane... Carnival brings revelers to Big Easy NEW ORLEANS Carnival revelers are continuing to stream into New Orleans for whats expected to be one of the biggest events in the Big Easy since Hurricane Katrina. Violence casts shadow over Rios Carnival RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) -- As revelers dress up in glittery costumes for a week of singing, drinking and dancing in Rio de Janeiro, many people will be celebrating Carnival under the barrel of a gun. Hundreds of thousands watch German carnival parades Cologne - Hundreds of thousands of Germans attended carnival fancy-dress parades Saturday, but the revelry was marred by reports of a brutal mugging on a Cologne street that left a father in a coma. | |||