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A dancer from the Tom Maior samba school performs during a carnival parade in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

AP Explains: Rio’s Carnival, a high-stakes samba parade

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

Costumed patients from the Nise da Silveira Mental Health Institute wait for the start of their Carnival parade, coined in Portuguese: &quot;Loucura Suburbana,&quot; or Suburban Madness, in the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. Patients, their relatives and institute workers held their parade one day before the official start of Carnival. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Brazil’s Carnival begins with parades, parties but no mayor

By PETER PRENGAMAN and MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

In this Sept. 29, 2014 photo, Marcelo Crivella, bishop of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, who was running for governor of Rio de Janeiro state, campaigns at Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. While campaigning last year to be Rio de Janeiro's mayor, Crivella, a Pentecostal pastor from one of Brazil's most powerful evangelical churches, repeatedly argued that his faith would not get in the way of governing the nation's most famous city. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Brazil’s sexy Carnival puts Pentecostal mayor in tight spot

By PETER PRENGAMAN - Associated Press

Male dancers perform in front of the world famous Cologne cathedral when tens of thousands revelers dressed in carnival costumes celebrate the start of the street-carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Carnival kicks off in Germany; Trump costumes popular

Associated Press

In this Feb. 19, 2017 photo, a couple dances during the &quot;If you don't give me....then you lend me&quot; Carnival street party on Ipanema beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The typical view of Carnival in Brazil is anything goes, with no headdress too big, no outfit too small, no song too ribald, but this year some organizers of the world's best known party are drawing the line at lyrics that are sexist, homophobic or racist. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Even at anything-goes Carnival, these lyrics raise eyebrows

By SARAH DiLORENZO - Associated Press

Austria's Dominic Thiem returns the ball to Serbia's Dusan Lajovic in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Thiem into quarters in Rio; favorite with Nishikori out

Associated Press

In this Feb. 8, 2017 photo, a man prepares costumes for the upcoming Carnival at the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rio's world famous party is about to kick off amid a prolonged economic crisis that is impacting locals, tourists and a myriad of businesses that depend on the bash for a large part of their annual incomes. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Rio Carnival revelers hunt for bargains amid economic crisis

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

Manuela Plank owner of a costume rental shop fashioning normal blond hairpieces into Trump wigs in Pfaffstaetten, Austria, Monday, Feb. 20, 2017. Just about everyone wants to be Donald Trump this carnival season in Austria _ so much so that some costume rentals are out of stock of wigs miming the U.S. president's signature hairstyle. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

Trump wigs in big demand during Carnival season in Austria

By PHILIPP MORITZ JENNE - Associated Press

Museum exhibit: Women’s Carnival krewes since 1896

By JANET McCONNAUGHEY - Associated Press

Workers hang up a sign near a Samsung TV banner during setup for CES International, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, in Las Vegas. The show runs from January 5-8. (AP Photo/John Locher)

The Latest at CES: HTC’s Netflix for virtual reality

Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2014, file photo, people walk to work on Wall Street beneath a statue of George Washington, in New York. Major stock indexes are opening at record levels Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016, as banks trade higher thanks to a recovery in bond yields and interest rates. The Dow Jones industrial average is closer than ever to the 20,000 mark. Industrial and consumer companies are building on their recent gains. Cruise line operator Carnival is rising after a strong quarterly report. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Banks and travel stocks rise as Dow inches close to 20,000

By MARLEY JAY - Associated Press

After 5 year hiatus, Carnival Cruise Line returns to Mobile

By JOHN SHARP - Associated Press

Charleston-based Carnival cruise to take detour to Mexico

Associated Press

In this April 12, 2016 photo, Victor Garcia, of Miami, from left, Maria Hernandez and Miriam Dominguez, protest against Carnival Corporation as they hold a rally in Doral, Fla. Two Cuban-American men are asking a Miami federal judge to guarantee they and other Cuban exiles will not suffer discrimination on upcoming Carnival Corp. cruises to Cuba. A hearing was held in Miami, Thursday, April 21, 2016. (Carl Juste/The Miami Herald via AP, File) MAGS OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

TRAVEL: 1st cruise from US port in decades leaves Miami for Cuba

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In this April 5, 2016, file photo, Reinaldo Bordon, 44, walks through his restaurant on Calle Habana in Old Havana, Cuba. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)

Judge to consider Cuban exile lawsuit against Carnival

Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016, file photo, health workers stands in the Sambadrome spraying insecticide to combat the Aedes aegypti mosquito that transmits the Zika virus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)

For Brazil’s Carnival fans, even the Zika virus can’t stop the party

By Jenny Barchfield - Associated Press

A Police officer inspects a man wearing a carnival costume in Venice, Italy, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016. People attended the Venice Carnival, celebrated Saturday under heightened security following the sexual assaults on New Year's Eve in Cologne and the ongoing terror threat in Europe. Authorities have increased surveillance throughout the city, including the number of officers on patrol, both under-cover and in uniform. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini)

Cologne police record 22 sexual assaults on first night of Carnival

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

This July 7, 2015 photo shows signage outside the Carnival Cruise Lines offices, in Miami. Carnival, the world's largest cruise provider, and the U.S. Justice Department on Thursday, July 23, 2015 announced a settlement regarding accessibility access for people with disabilities on 62 ships in the Carnival, Holland America and Princess Cruises brands. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

TRAVEL: Carnival announces Miami-to-Cuba cruise ports

Associated Press

Carnival aims to launch Miami to Cuba cruises in May

By Scott Mayerowitz - Associated Press