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...return of the "father of the poor" called for a big blowout. In their "samba schools," where fathers, mothers and children had paid dues all year toward costumes and a community float for the carnaval parade, the sentiment was the same: "We'll make this one for the velhinho [little...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE AMERICAS: Carnaval! | 2/5/1951 | See Source »

...second, fretting over the city's perennial water shortage, was called I Hope It Rains Three Days in a Row. No sooner were the winners announced than it rained three days in a row. Now all that Rio asked was clear skies-and perhaps a word from the velhinho that he would legalize gambling-and it would be a carnaval which no one could forget...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE AMERICAS: Carnaval! | 2/5/1951 | See Source »

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