Faces People, Places, and World Culture for Kids and Children

CARNIVAL RIO DE JANEIRO’S BIGGEST PARTY

Carnival is celebrated throughout Brazil, but the biggest party is in Rio de Janeiro.

Wondering why? Try to visualize thousands of people in elaborate costumes, dancing together on an avenue-turned-runway, followed by a spectacle of lights, musical instruments, and over-the-top parade floats, singing the samba aloud with the help of a

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