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Today's end of week video theme has to be Carnival or Carnaval.

First up, a few exuberant highlights from just one night in the Sambadrome at the 2009 Rio Carnaval, courtesy Jeff Birmingham (radiofreebc)



Next the hot, hot, hot, Trinidad Carnival 2009 - Pulse 8, brought to us from islandpics.



And to finish a video Photo Gallery from Frederic Hutter (panoround) of the Carnival of Venice - Official Carnevale di Venezia 2009, old school European style.

Labels: Brazil, Carnaval, Carnival, Rio de Janeiro, Trinidad, Venice

Thanks to Rick & Dolly for making this atmospheric video available of the New Year celebrations at Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Jump seven waves and make seven wishes. Happy New Year to you all.

Labels: Brazil, Copacabana Beach, New Year, Rio de Janeiro, video

Just 5 months after Carnaval, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) will be hosting the 2007 Pan American Games, July 13 through July 29, 2007.

The Pan American games include the Olympic Program sports plus other popular sports that are not part of the Olympics. Conducted every four years and always one year before the Olympic Games, this years event is expected to involve 5,500 athletes from 42 countries, competing in 28 different sports.

Labels: 2007, Brazil, Pan American Games, Rio de Janeiro