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Venice celebrates the first full day of Carnival with a parade of brightly-decorated boats through the city's canals. Diane Hodges reports.
Venice (Italy), Feb 8 (EFE) .- Enigmatic masked beings travel to the historic center of Venice, as the city of canals celebrates its legendary carnival and tries to forget the great floods suffered three months ago.(CAMERA: Gonzalo Sánchez)
The carnival of Venice kicks off with not one, but two flights from the campanile of St. Mark's Square. In addition to the traditional 'Mary’ who performs the flight of the angel, this year the organisers have agreed to let go down a second young woman, Micol Rossi, affected by Crohn's disease. IMAGES of the flights
The Carnival of Venice kicks off on the Cannaregio Canal, with floats and performers illuminating the night. IMAGES of the canal
Thousands hit the Rio de Janeiro streets for parade ahead of world-famous carnival celebrations. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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