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February 8, 2013
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  • 04/03/2011 | Argentina

    Mass tourist movement begins toward Carnival weekend

    People are to flock in their thousands towards the main tourist spots around the country to enjoy the spirit of the Carnival long weekend for the first time in 35 years. The morning bustle has already begun at Retiro bus station.

  • 17/03/2011 | Argentina

    2012 Dakar Rally to start in Mar del Plata, CFK confirms

    President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced that the 2012 Dakar Rally shall begin in the  seaside resort of Mar del Plata. She also stated that domestic tourism during the Carnival holiday long weekend broke records, with 2.5 million people traveling along Argentina.

  • 21/01/2012 | Argentina

    Woman crushed to death under a parade float in Corrientes

    A 22-year-old woman died today in the town of Esquina, Corrientes province, after a being crushed underneath the wheels of a parade float she had been dancing on during the local carnival celebrations.

  • 17/02/2012 | Argentina

    Traffic intense as Carnival weekend begins

    Retiro bus terminal was filled to the brim as thousands of people were set to leave the City en route to touristic spots on account of the four-day-long Carnival weekend.

  • 17/02/2012 | World

    New 'kings' of Venice revel in carnival

    A German family in embroidered costumes smile for the camera phones in Venice's Saint Mark square, their little boy waving a sword in an imaginary duel.

  • 05/02/2012 | World

    Carnival cruise ship passengers struck with virus

    More than 100 people on board a cruise ship operated by a unit of Carnival Corp have fallen ill with a stomach virus, the latest setback facing the world's biggest cruise company, which came under scrutiny last month for the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster in Italy.

  • 10/02/2012 | Latin America

    Brazil police strike spreads to Rio before carnival

    Brazil stood ready to deploy troops on the streets of Rio de Janeiro on Friday, as a strike by the state's police force threatened to disrupt upcoming carnival festivities and raised new questions about security before the 2014 World Cup.

  • 07/02/2011 | Latin America

    Fire throws Rio's Carnival preparations into chaos

    Rio de Janeiro's Carnival preparations were thrown into chaos after a fire destroyed thousands of costumes less than a month before Brazil's annual festival of hedonism.

  • 06/02/2013 | Latin America

    Rio unleashes 'pee patrols' to clean up Carnival

    Rio de Janeiro has in recent years evicted drug dealers from hillside slums, carved fast-moving bus lanes into sclerotic streets, and cracked down on unauthorized food vendors along the city's 58 miles (93 km) of beaches.

  • 28/08/2011 | Entertainment

    London carnival enjoys peaceful first day

    Revellers packed west London for one of Europe's biggest street parties with record numbers of police on duty to make sure there was no repetition of riots that scarred the British capital three weeks ago.

  • 20/02/2012 | Entertainment

    Carnival explodes in Brazil

    As millions watched the sequin-clad samba dancers at Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Carnival parade yesterday, at least a few eyes turned toward the stars, or at least toward the VIP boxes hosting celebrities such as Jennifer Lopez and Fergie.


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