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Celebrate Carnival Teaching English in Brazil

Carnival 2013 is on its way! Brazil’s world-famous festival of samba music and competitive revelry is set to take place on February 9 - 12, precluding Fat Tuesday and the beginning of Lent. Carnival parties occur in various cities and countries throughout the world, but none are capable of surpassing Rio de Janeiro’s sensational street festivities, wild parades, and glamorous masquerade balls. Anticipation for this raucous event begins building months in advance, when the Carnival theme is announced and local samba schools begin practicing their carefully choreographed routines.