Brazil Carnival

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A worker paints a Carnival float sculpture at the Grande Rio Samba school in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Each year samba schools pick out a theme that may be based on a historic event or a social issue and then bring the idea to life through the use of colorful floats and glamorous costumes, mostly kept under wraps until the start of the pre-Lenten world famous festival, running this year from Feb. 9-12. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

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China Theme Park Young visitors run through the mirror-decorated path at a chocolate theme park in Shanghai, China, on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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India Maha Kumbh... Indian Hindu holy men, or Sadhus, are silhouetted as they celebrate in the water at Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, during the royal bath on Makar Sankranti at the start of the Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India, Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take part in the large religious congregation that lasts more than 50 days on the banks of Sangam during the Maha Kumbh Mela in January 2013, which falls every 12th year. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
India Republic D... Indian Army soldiers march during during army day parade, in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. India marks Republic Day on Jan. 26 with military parades and festivities across the country. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)
Miss America 201... Miss New York Mallory Hytes Hagan reacts as she is crowned Miss America 2013 on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)
Makar Sakranti F... Indians fly kites during "Makar Sankranti" festival, in Hyderabad, India, Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. Kites are flown in many parts of India during Makar Sakranti, a festival that marks the transition of winter to spring. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
South Korea Beau... A model displays the creation by Seokyeong University Beauty Design students during the Asia Beauty Festival in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Germany Fools Pa... A child sleeps on his father's shoulder during the fools parade in Elzach, Germany, Sunday Jan. 13, 2013. Every three to four years, the 'fools' of that region parade in traditional costumes (AP Photo/dpa/Marc Eich)
Germany Red Cros... About 1,000 members of the Red Cross form a Red Cross in front of the Brandenburg Gate to celebrate the 150. anniversary of the founding of the organization in Berlin, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. The International Committee of the Red Cross was found in Switzerland in 1863. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Bulgaria Winter ... A man jogs in a snowy park in Sofia, on Monday, Jan.14, 2013. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)
Ital Shipwreck A... A relative of the Costa Concordia shipwreck's victims touches a commemorative plaque bearing the names of the 32 people who lost their lives in the disaster, in the Tuscan island Isola del Giglio, Italy, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. Survivors of the Costa Concordia shipwreck and relatives of the 32 people who died marked the first anniversary of the grounding Sunday. The first event of Sunday's daylong commemoration was the return to the sea of part of the massive rock that tore into the hull of the 112,000-ton ocean liner on Jan. 13, 2012 and remained embedded as the vessel capsized along with its 4,200 passengers and crew. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Indian Army Day An Indian army band performs, as soldiers march during a parade to mark Indian Army Day, an annual event honoring the military, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. India's relations with archrival Pakistan "cannot be business as usual" in the wake of a spate of attacks in Kashmir, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Tuesday in a statement that threatens to ratchet up tensions in the wake of the Himalayan violence. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)
Berlin Fashion W... A model presents a creation of Austrian designer Lena Hoschek as part of the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Berlin for autumn winter 2013 in Berlin, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Bolivia Coca Coca leaf producers toss coca leaves being given away for free during an event commemorating the tradition of coca leaf chewing in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. Coca growers held street demonstrations in La Paz and Cochabamba to celebrate that their centuries-old Andean practice of chewing or otherwise ingesting coca leaves, a mild stimulant in its natural form, will now be universally recognized as legal within Bolivia, after Bolivia recently rejoined the 1961 U.N. convention on narcotic drugs. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
France Weather A fisherman returns to the harbour of Nice, southeastern France, during sunrise, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)
Connecticut Scho... White roses with the faces of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting are displayed on a telephone pole near the school on the one-month anniversary of the mass shooting that left 26 dead, including 20 children in Newtown, Conn., Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Philippines Bird... A guest extends his hand to feed a flying Brahminy Kite during the launch of a new attraction at Manila Ocean Park, the country's first and largest marine-themed park, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 in Manila, Philippines. The Brahminy Kites, known as coastal raptors which feed on carrion, insects, reptiles and fish, are on loan from the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau of the Government. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
India Bull Tamin... Bull tamers try to control a bull during the bull-taming sport called Jallikattu, in Palamedu, about 575 kilometers (359 miles) south of Chennai, India, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. Jallikattu is an ancient heroic sporting event of the Tamils played during the harvest festival. (AP Photo/Arun Sankar K.)
Labor Mural An 11-panel mural depicting the state's labor history is on public display in the atrium leading to the Maine State Museum on Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Augusta, Maine. Gov. Paul LePage ordered the panel removed from the Labor Department lobby in March 2011. (AP Photo/Clarke Canfield)
Pakistan Rally Supporters of Pakistani Sunni Muslim cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri, chant anti-government slogans during a rally in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. Thousands of anti-government protesters are rallying in the streets of the Pakistani capital for a second day despite early-morning clashes with police who fired off shots and tear gas to disperse the crowd. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
Nepal Rituals Nepalese devotees perform rituals at Kaal Bhairav temple near Basantapur Durbar Square in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. Basantapur Durbar Square is a place of tourist interest in the city. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Kenya Protests A demonstrator wears a mask in the colors of the Kenyan flag as he stands next to mock coffins, on which are written "State Burial, Ballot Revolution", before demonstrators carried the coffins to the Parliament and burned them, in Nairobi, Kenya Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Hundreds of demonstrators angered at outgoing Kenyan legislators, whose term ended earlier this week and who earn about $175,000 a year in a country where the average annual income is $1,700, doused 221 mock coffins with gasoline, one for each legislator, to protest against last week's attempt to award themselves a $110,000 bonus, which was vetoed by the president. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Afghanistan Grad... An Afghan midwife attends her graduation ceremony at the governor's house, in Jalalabad east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Over 52, midwives graduated after receiving 2 year of training in Jalalabad. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
Western Cold Sna... Ice covers an orange at an orange grove in Redlands, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. A cold snap that has California farmers struggling to protect a $1.5 billion citrus crop has slowly started to ease, though frigid temperatures were still the norm Tuesday morning throughout the state and across other parts of the West. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
India Sikh Festi... A young Sikh blows flames during a procession to celebrate the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh in Amritsar, India, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. The birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh guru, will be marked on Jan 18. (AP Photo/Prabhjot Gill)
Abu Dhabi Golf C... Robert Rock from England tees off on the 15th hole a day ahead of Abu Dhabi Golf Championship in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
Indonesia Floods Indonesians wade through floodwaters in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Flooding caused by monsoon rains have forced thousands of people to flee their homes in Indonesia's capital. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
South Korea Wint... South Korean army soldiers react in an ice water during a winter exercise in Cheorwon, north of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Some of the soldiers attended the winter exercise against cold with temperature below zero. (AP Photo/Lee Hae-yong, Yonhap)
North American I... Models perform during the introduction of the KIA Cadenza at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan January 15, 2013. (REUTERS/Rebecca Cook)
Surface of Mars The surface of Mars inside Gale's Crater is shown as NASA's Mars rover Curiosity drives toward a flat rock with pale veins that may hold clues to a wet history. If the rock meets rover engineers' approval, it will become the first to be drilled for a sample during the Mars Science Laboratory mission. Image released January 15, 2013. (REUTERS/NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)
Australian Open ... Seagulls fly above Rod Laver Arena at Melbourne Park where the Australian Open tennis tournament is being held, in Melbourne January 15, 2013. (REUTERS/David Gray)
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India Migratory ... Migratory birds hover boats standing on the Yamuna River in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. Several species of migratory birds from places as far as Siberia arrive in Delhi in October and leave by March. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)
Brazil Carnival A worker paints a Carnival float sculpture at the Grande Rio Samba school in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Each year samba schools pick out a theme that may be based on a historic event or a social issue and then bring the idea to life through the use of colorful floats and glamorous costumes, mostly kept under wraps until the start of the pre-Lenten world famous festival, running this year from Feb. 9-12. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Belgium Weather A man cycles under frost-covered trees in Ghent, 50 km (31 miles) west of Brussels, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)
Clouded Leopard ... Haui-San, front, a Clouded Leopard cub, plays with his leash as his brother Niki-San looks off behind, during a garden walk at the San Diego Zoo Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, in San Diego. The cubs, both about five months old, are undergoing training before interacting with the public. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Germany Zoo Barbary apes sit in the snow in their enclosure in the zoo of Salem, southern Germany, Thursday Jan. 17, 2013. Weather forecasts predict cold winter weather for the next few days in Germany. (AP Photo/dpa/Felix Kaestle)
Cambodia Sihanou... The sun sets behind a tower under construction for the cremation for Cambodia's late King Norodom Sihanouk near the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. The Royal Palace is scheduled to hold a rehearsal for Sihanouk's funeral on Jan. 19. The former king died on Oct. 15, 2012, at the age of 89. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
Australia Wildfi... Cows stand in a burn out paddock after wildfires swept through the township of Seaton, Australia, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. Wildfires raging across southern Australia have killed one man and destroyed several homes. Police say the body of a man was found Friday in a burned-out car near the small town of Seaton, about 200 kilometers (120 miles) east of Melbourne in Victoria state. (AP Photo/Andrew Brownbill)
India Republic D... A group of Indian paramilitary soldiers, right, stand with the backdrop of the Presidential Palace during rehearsals for India’s Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. India marks Republic Day on Jan. 26 with military parades and festivities across the country. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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Gun Debate Trade... Michael Kiefer, of DeFuniak Springs, Fla., checks out a display of rifles at the Rock River Arms booth during the 35th annual SHOT Show, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, in Las Vegas. The world's largest gun and outdoor trade show runs through Friday. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
Maine Weather Clearing skies await a tripod-toting photographer looking for a spot to capture the early-morning light at Portland Head Light, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. A snowstorm that ended before dawn temporarily transformed Fort Williams Park into a snowy scene. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Hong Kong Year o... An assistant shop clerk displays newly unveiled gold snake for sale ahead of the upcoming Chinese lunar new year, the year of the Snake, at a jewelry shop in Hong Kong Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. China is one of the world's biggest gold markets as it is a popular investment and hedge against inflation. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Resorts World Se... People are silhouetted against the glass of an aquarium while a Giant Manta Ray swims past, on Friday Jan. 18, 2012 at the Resorts World Sentosa's Marine Life Park which is a new tourist attraction to boost numbers of visitors. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
Germany Agricult... 'Frau Antje' (Mrs. Antje), the official dutch mascot poses for the photographers as she waits for the arrival of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, unseen, during the official opening day of the agricultural fair 'International Green Week 2013' in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Lego Hotel One of hundreds of Lego figures is seen by a pool as construction continues in North America's first ever Lego Hotel currently being built at Legoland in Carlsbad, California, January 17, 2013. The three-story, 250-room hotel will open on April 5. (REUTERS/Mike Blake)