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SAfricans herald the New Year with daytime carnival parade
1. Wide of banner reading (English) "Jo'burg Carnival," followed by parade and people dancing in the street
2. Woman in huge dress waving
3. Various of floats, people dancing
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Minky Sechabelo, Carnival dancer from...
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Artists prepare for annual Rio carnival
1. Pull out to Sambadrome full of people waiting for the beginning of the rehearsal of Mangueira samba school
2. Wide of crowd waiting
3. Pan sound truck of Mangueira with its musicians
4. Mid shot Samba singer Jamelao warming up his...
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Hundreds dance in the streets at ahead of the official start of the Rio carnival
1. Zoom in on percussionists dressed up as super heroes and other cartoon characters for block or neighbourhood party
2. Various of people in costume playing the drums
3. Close of Brazilian flag on drum
4. Tilt down woman dressed as...
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Rehearsals under way in Sambadrome for Rio carnival
Dozens of musicians, dancers, and performers paraded in the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday (18th January 2015), polishing their performance ahead of the annual carnival parade.
This was the first rehearsal of the "first league...
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Carnival in streets of Moscow
1. Wide shot Arbat Street in Moscow filled with people
2. Wide shot carnival
3. Mid shot spectators, camera tilt up to clown on stilts
4. Mid shot spectators
5. Wide shot clowns performing with white flags
6. Mid shot people...
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Controversy as 7 year old chosen as carnival drum corps queen
1. Wide of Viradouro samba school headquarters during rehearsal
2. Wide of Viradouro drum corps on stage
3. Various of drum corps queen candidate, 7-year-old, Julia Lira dancing on stage
4. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Marco Lira, school...
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Rio de Janeiro mayor hands keys to the city to carnival King Momo
1. Carnival King Momo getting out of limousine and being greeted by the mayor
2. Pan of municipal guard band
3. Close-up of trumpet player
4. Mayor Eduardo Paes (second from right) with royal carnival court
5. Mascot dancing
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Carnival''s biggest bash takes to the streets
1. Wide of people jumping
2. Women dancing on sound truck with sign reading "Black Ball Parade"
3. Various of men playing instruments on sound truck
4. Pan from Municipal theatre to wide of street parade
5. Wide of people dancing
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Haitians celebrate carnival
1. Wide shot of carnival in Port-au-prince streets
2. Mid shot of same
3. Mid shot male dancers
4. Wide shot female dancers
5. Mid shot carnival participants
6. Close-up of female dancers
7. Man masquerading as the devil
8. SOUNDBITE...
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Drought forces some cities to cancel carnival
Some Brazilian cities have cancelled their annual carnivals amid concerns over water wastage during an ongoing drought.
In a country known for its carnivals, the measure taken by some municipalities in Minas Gerais and Sao Paulo state,...
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Rio gears up for start of carnival
1. Zoom out from 'King Momo' dancing to wide of carnival's official opening ceremony
2. Various of dancers
3. Wide of Rio de Janeiro vice-mayor Marco Antonio de Mauro Vassi giving Rio's city key to 'King Momo'
4. Wide of 'King Momo',...
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Final touches to carnival floats and costumes, London-inspired float
1. Mid of float with London decorations including double decker bus and tube stops
2. Close of London Underground logo
3. Mid of double-decker bus on float, sign reading: (English) "From London to Rio"
4. Wide of London black cab on...
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Rubbish collectors go on strike leaving Rio a mess during Carnival
As tens of thousands of Carnival revellers cleared the streets of Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, the rubbish they left behind was still very much apparent.
Not one refuse truck or street sweeper could be seen because they've gone on strike...
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Thousands enjoy Carnival rehearsal
1. Zoom-out from shanty town to wide of people waiting for the samba school rehearsals at the Sambadrome
2. Wide of people arriving to watch the rehearsals
3. Pan from crowd at the audience to aerial of the beginning of the rehearsal...
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Fans dress up as their favorite characters at the 2014 Hong Kong Animation Comic & Games Expo
The 16th annual "Animation Comic & Game Hong Kong," or Ani-Com, has opened again this year, attracting tens of thousands of fans.
Costuming, or cosplay, is a big part of a comics or games convention, with male and female fans...
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Foreign competition making life difficult for Venice carnival mask makers
1. Wide exterior of Saint Mark's Basilica in Venice
2. Couple wearing masks walking in St Mark's Square
3. Wide exterior Ca' Macana atelier (workshop), Cannaregio district
4. Close-up sign with golden mask above shop entrance
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Parade chronicles 80 years of Rio de Janeiro carnivals
1. Wide of Samba "Terreirao" (large yard) where celebration has been held
2. Medium of "Bahiana" (typical female dancer) dancing during celebration
3. Medium of male samba singers, known as "Velha Guarda" singing during celebration
4....
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English speakers enjoy Beatles-themed street party "Sargento Pimenta"
1.Wide of crowds viewed from the top of the open top bus
2. Wide of woman on man's shoulders enjoying the celebrations
3. Wide pan of crowd dancing
4. Mid of woman playing a tambourine and dancing
5. Mid of drummers
6. Low angle view of...
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100-thousand gather for Flight of the Angel, key event of Venice carnival
Over one-hundred-thousand people crowded into Venice's St Mark's square to watch the famous Flight of the Angel, one of the main events of the city's carnival on Sunday.
The Flight of the Angel is an ancient Venetian tradition which...
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Thousands watch flight of the Angel at Venice Carnival
1. Various of people wearing masks and costumes of traditional Venetian carnival-goers
2. Wide crowd in St Mark's square gathered to watch the Flight of the Angel
3. Man dressed as Doge walking onto stage with entourage, waving
4. Pan...
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BRAZIL: RIO DE JANEIRO: LAST DAY OF CARNIVAL
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In Brazil the Rio carnival is in its last day before the Lenten season begins tomorrow on Ash Wednesday.
It's a chance for everyone to forget economic woes, especially the rising inflation that is creeping up on the...
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Carnival ends with thousands attending Grand Gala Gay Ball
1. Pan from La Scala Theatre to crowd outside
2. Man dressed as Wonder Woman performing for
3. Group of British tourists arriving for ball
4. Dutch tourist Marc Flaanderen outside ball
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Marc Flaanderen, Tourist...
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Brazil - Preparations for the Rio carnival
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Rio prepares for carnival
It's the time when one of the busiest cities in the world grinds to a halt. Preparations are underway for the annual Rio de Janeiro carnival, the biggest street celebration in...
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Carnival ends with Grand Gala Gay Ball
1. Pan of crowd in front of the Scala Club, the venue for the Grand Gala Gay Ball
2. Wide of crowd watching the entrance of the club
3. Wide of a transvestite posing for a photo before entering the ball
4. Esther Gim, a transvestite from...