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Colombia celebrates diversity and unity during annual Blacks and Whites Carnival. Elly Park reports.
Barranquilla, Feb 22 (EFE).- The Battle of Flowers, a grand parade attended by more than 600,000 people, kicked off the four-day-long annual Barranquilla carnival, the second-largest in the world, on Saturday.One of the most popular festivals in the country, the carnival - declared by UNESCO as Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2003 - dates back to the 1880s.The Battle of Flowers, one of the biggest draws of the carnival, dates back to 1903, and was aimed at celebrating the end of the One Thousand Days War in Colombia. (Camera: RICARDO MALDONADO). SHOT LIST: THE PARADE OF THE BATTLE OF FLOWERS DURING THE FIRST DAY OF THE CARNIVAL OF BARRANQUILLA, IN BARRANQUILLA, COLOMBIA.
Barranquilla, Feb 23 (EFE).- The Colombian city of Barranquilla celebrated the second day of the four-day-long annual Barranquilla carnival, the second-largest in the world, on Sunday, with "Grand Parade of Tradition".One of the most popular festivals in the country, the carnival - declared by UNESCO as Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2003 - dates back to the 1880s. (Camera: RICARDO MALDONADO). SHOT LIST: THE GRAND PARADE OF TRADITION DURING THE SECOND DAY OF THE CARNIVAL OF BARRANQUILLA, IN BARRANQUILLA, COLOMBIA.
The streets of Rio de Janeiro are crowded for the launch of the city's carnival, which runs until 29 February. IMAGES
Sao Paulo, Feb 21 (EFE).- Sao Paulo was filled Friday with joyous celebration, colorful sights and pulsating samba rhythms at the start of its world-famous Carnival. The elite samba schools of Sao Paulo began parading Friday night and continued into Saturday, while a kind of "second division" was doing the same in Rio de Janeiro. (Camera: CARLA SAMON ROS).SHOT LIST: THE SAO PAULO CARNIVAL AT THE ANHEMBI SAMBADROME IN SAO PAULO, BRAZIL.
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