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Fat Tuesday: Carnival Celebrations Culminate on Mardi Gras

<p>Brazil’s Carnival maintains a frenetic pace as celebrations continue around the world on Fat Tuesday.</p>
Image: Trinidadian model Soowan Bramble performs in an individual mas Carnival costume in Port-of-Spain
Trinidadian model Soowan Bramble performs in an individual 'mas' costume, short for masquerade, during the Hart's Carnival 2014 presentation 'Of Love and War,' as the band crosses the stage at the Queen's Park Savannah park on the final day of the parade of bands in the annual Carnival festival, in Port-of-Spain on March 4.ANDREA DE SILVA / Reuters