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A Beija Flor samba dancer performs down the Sambodrome on the first night of the Carnival samba school parade in Rio de Janeiro late on February 22, 2009. Carnival is the biggest and most popular celebration in Brazil and runs throughout the country until February 24.
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An Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school dancer performs along the Sambodrome on the second night of the Carnival samba school parade in Rio de Janeiro late on February 23, 2009. Carnival is the biggest and most popular celebration in Brazil and runs throughout the country until February 24.
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A dancer and drummers perform during the second day of the "Llamadas", one of the main parades that takes place during carnival in Montevideo on February 6, 2009. Montevideo, which was nominated as Iberoamerican Carnival City and its Carnival Museum won the Spain's Queen Sofia prize this year, celebrates the carnival for a month with numerous parades and contests.
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A dancer performs during the second day of the "Llamadas", one of the main parades that takes place during carnival in Montevideo on February 6, 2009. Montevideo, which was nominated as Iberoamerican Carnival City and its Carnival Museum won the Spain's Queen Sofia prize this year, celebrates the carnival for a month with numerous parades and contests.
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Imperio Serrano samba school dancers perform down the Sambodrome on the first night of the Carnival samba school parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 22, 2009. Carnival is the biggest and most popular celebration in Brazil and runs throughout the country until February 24.
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A queen of drumers of X-9 Paulistana samba school perform before drumers, as part of carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 02 February 2008. Carnival is the biggest and most popular celebration in Brazil and runs throughout the country until 05 February.
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Imperio Serrano samba school's queen of drums Quiteria Borges performs alongside drummers down the Sambodrome on the first night of the Carnival samba school parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 22, 2009. Carnival is the biggest and most popular celebration in Brazil and runs throughout the country until February 24.
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Brazil Carnival A Salgueiro samba school dancer performs at the Sambodrome in Rio de Janeiro, Monday, Feb. 23, 2009.
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Brazil Carnival A Salgueiro samba school dancer parades at the Sambodrome in Rio de Janeiro, Monday, Feb. 23, 2009.
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Brazil Carnival A Grande Rio samba school dancer performs at the Sambodrome in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009.
Silvia Izquierdo, AP
Did you know that, outside of Africa, Brazil has the highest concentration of people of African decent on the planet? The community is large and strong, and has many similarities to the black community in America, down to their love of Obama! Thus, many of Brazil's famous beauties are gorgeous black women.
Much of this beauty is on display every year during Brazil's world-famous carnival season. The season may have just ended, but we can still enjoy the fabulous costumes and beautiful black women of the South American continent. Over 500,000 visitors travel to Rio each year to enjoy what is known as the best carnival festival on the globe. Black Voices brings you some of the best carnival queens at the click of a button. Enjoy these samba sensations, and click here to learn more about carnival!
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By: iphonerulez on 2/26/2009 3:26PM
Such a pagan ritual of heathen passion and lust. Isn't this why Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed. Anybody who watches this kind of half-naked dancing will be filled with lust and likely be turned into a pillar of salt.
This sort of stuff came from people who worshipped about 50 gods (from suns to snakes), sacrificed virgins for the sake of good crops and cut out the beating hearts of non-believers just for the fun of it.
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By: Tony on 2/26/2009 11:59PM
So judgemental, angry and into punishment!
As they're only half naked, pehaps it would be half a pillar of salt. How much is that?
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By: Mregypt on 2/27/2009 10:58AM
Pagan ritual huh? Well african americans were orginally pagan to begin with. Egyptology is not a christian religion. If you forget who you are and allow yourself to be reprogrammed you will never see the truth. Plus on top of that the christian inquistion was not a peaceful thing.
Other groups forced religion on US not the other way around. Yes we had our own wars yet degrading our own was not the purpose. There is nothing wrong with being who you truly are and our people are pagan.
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By: Curt on 2/28/2009 12:26AM
Egyptology is the study of ancient Egypt, not a religion.
The Inquisition may have been conducted in the name of Christianity, but Christ did not sanction it. By the way, the Inquisition mainly targeted what the Roman Catholic Church refered to as 'Heretics,' and not pagans per se. Thousands upon thousands of Christ-believing Christian's were tortured and killed by the Inquisitors, for refusing to deny the truth concerning salvation through Christ, and not through the offices of the church in Rome. Do some research and get your facts straight. If you're interested, read, 'Foxes Book of Martyrs.'
Either way, this cat hasn't died, and I still can appreciate pretty girls. In those tropical countries, like Brazil, less is best for practical reasons.
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By: mg on 9/18/2011 9:14PM
not clear from your post what religion are you, but how's that working for you? Given your narrow mindedness, I'd say not good. Get rid of that iphone, it's probably shrinking your brain.
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By: Vinc Harrison on 4/21/2010 11:43AM
First and foremost Sodom and Gomorrah was destroyed because of disgusting homosexual behavior hence the terminology sodomy, secondly if more men wouldn't be homos and saw some of this as young adults maybe they wouldn't be practicing the evilness of homosexuality which is the quintessential reason that Sodom and Gomorrah was destroyed. Get your facts straight.
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By: spyder856 on 2/26/2009 3:38PM
iphonerulez....and what did the pilgrims believe in when they massacred my people the native Americans?( The real Americans)
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By: prettybaby on 2/26/2009 7:55PM
Ummm.... ALL these people are CATHOLIC. Get a grip. The day after Carnival LENT begins. My word! iphonerulez, get a clue.
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By: John on 2/26/2009 7:16PM
Common close minded comment. Very, very ignorant. So it was ok for the Christians to slaughter non-believers? Idiot.
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By: KaosOhNOOs on 2/26/2009 8:30PM
YEAH FOR BLACK BRAZIL
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