Rio carnival up in flames

Rio carnival up in flames

A fire swept through several warehouses in Brazil's cultural capital Rio de Janeiro, destroying costumes and floats meant for the city's world-famous carnival in March.br br Some warehouses lost ninety per cent of their stock, with overall damages estimated at more than $5m.br br Many feel it will be an impossible task trying to restore an entire year's worth of work in just a single month. br br Al Jazeera's Gabriel Elizondo reports from Sao Paulo.


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Uploaded: 2012-06-08

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