Rio Carnival - Scala Gay Ball 002. Getting ready for the ball

Rio Carnival - Scala Gay Ball

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February 12th 2013
Another part of the Rio Carnival experience are the balls that are held at clubs all over the city. We’d partied on the streets, beaches and in bars. We’d spent a night cheering on the samba schools at the sambadrome. Now it was time to head to the final and biggest ball of carnival the Rio Scala Gay Ball. The ticket blurb said: The Gay Costume Ball is among the biggest p ... read more

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Following three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became an independent nation in 1822. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil overcame more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of t... ... read more