Carnival

Ode to joy
Barbara Ehrenreich turns away from pop sociology to explore the historical oppression of collective happiness in "Dancing in the Streets."
Carnival condoms
Brazil's Health Ministry plans to distribute 20 million "little shirts" in preparation for this year's festivities in Rio.
Dead fish stink up Rio's Carnival
Polluted harbor has partyers holding their noses.
Sexual license, cross-dressing and other healthy behavior
Why we need the excesses of Carnival.
Extravagant abandon
Helmut Teissl's photographs capture the sensual heart of Rio's Carnival.
Rio Carnival's 398-pound king put on a diet
His doctor pleads with "King Momo" to lose weight.
Sharps and Flats: wyclef jean
Carnival

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