Rio Carnaval!

Rain Can't Dampen Fun of Brazil's Carnival (AP) as local residents and "Some 770,000 tourists are expected in the city for the pre-Lenten bash with about 20 percent coming from abroad, according to the Rio de Janeiro tourist board."
Brazil Carnival Designer Keeps It Creative (AP) as Carnaval gets underway with music, foreworks and glitter.
Read about Carnaval in Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia and Venezuela.