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RIO DE JANEIRO - Wearing nuns' veils, condom-shaped hats and all kinds of silly headgear, Brazilians partied in the beer-slicked streets of Rio de Janeiro on Friday as its Carnival started in earnest.
Crowds gathered in the historic hilltop district of Santa Teresa for one of the most popular binges, the Bloco das Carmelitas. Elsewhere, bars and cafes overflowed onto the streets as the beat of samba drums rose above the throng.
"The condom means safe sex -- that's a good Carnival message," said Thais, a long-legged blonde chugging beer with her girlfriends.
Others wore black nuns' veils.
"The story is that a long time ago, a nun jumped over the wall of the Carmelita convent, down there, so she could dance in Carnival," said a hat seller named Rita.
The Bloco das Carmelitas social club named itself after the convent but the revelers showed no signs of being restrained by religious considerations.
Others wore black nuns' veils.
"The story is that a long time ago, a nun jumped over the wall of the Carmelita convent, down there, so she could dance in Carnival," said a hat seller named Rita.
The Bloco das Carmelitas social club named itself after the convent but the revelers showed no signs of being restrained by religious considerations.
An estimated 700,000 Brazilian and foreign tourists are expected to join in the five-day fiesta, famed the world over for its extravagant samba parades and dancers dressed in little more than plumed head-dresses and high-heeled shoes.
"We are going to have the most peaceful Carnival of all time, for Rio residents and for tourists," he said.
More than 9,500 police will patrol the streets for Carnival, which peaks when the city's top samba groups march in the Sambadrome parade strip on Sunday and Monday nights.
More than 9,500 police will patrol the streets for Carnival, which peaks when the city's top samba groups march in the Sambadrome parade strip on Sunday and Monday nights.