Violence taints Brazil's carnivals
At least two people have been killed and several injured across the country amid the festivities
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Rio De Janeiro
TENS of thousands of people flooded Rio's streets on Sunday to watch samba dancers in dazzling costumes defy downpours and bare sparkly flesh in a fantasy Brazilians dream of year round.
An estimated crowd of more than 72,000, from great-grandmothers to babes in arms, swayed and cheered on their favourite samba school in hours-long parades in Rio's annual party to end all parties.
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