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In the Americas with David Yetman
Pernambuco - Brazil's Other Carnival
Season 3
Episode 308
The Brazilian state of Pernambuco, is home to Brazil’s fifth-largest city, Recife. Recife’s carnival, along with celebrations in its colonial suburb Olinda and the in the cities of Bezerros and Nazarene da Mata, is part of a flamboyant, joyous, boisterous week of immense parades, intense dances and elaborate costumes. Invitations are not required, you can jump in at any time.
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