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Firefighters carry an injured person on a stretcher during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017. A float at the Rio de Janeiro's Carnival parade on Sunday crashed injuring several people according to policemen at the scene. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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Firefighters carry an injured person on a stretcher during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017. A float at the Rio de Janeiro's Carnival parade on Sunday crashed injuring several people according to policemen at the scene. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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A couple dances during a traditional Carnival ball at the Copacabana Palace hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017. In stark contrast to the hundreds of hard-charging street parties across Rio that are open to anyone, the "Baile do Copa" bills itself as a fairytale event where the country's elite can see and be seen in a hotel known for both opulence and a lengthy tradition of welcoming world leaders and stars. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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People wait for the start of the official ceremony that kicks off Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. The world's most famous Carnival bash began in a strange way: after a day in silence, evangelical Mayor Marcelo Crivella delayed the traditionally opulent starting ceremony until 8:30 p.m. only to skip it with the excuse that his wife was sick. (AP Photo/Mauro Pimentel)

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Maria Cristina de Jesus, the guardian of Rio's city key, places the oversized key in a bag during a delay for the ceremony officially kicking off Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. De Jesus' late father, Jose Geraldo de Jesus, also known as Candonga, kept the key safe at his home after it kept getting lost year after year since the 1970's. After his death in 1997, his family kept up the tradition of keeping the key safe at their home. (AP Photo/Mauro Pimentel)

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Arlindo, a patient from the Nise da Silveira Mental Health Institute, makes his marionette dance during a carnival parade coined, in Portuguese: "Loucura Suburbana," 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)

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Patients from the Nise da Silveira Mental Health Institute dance during a carnival parade coined, in Portuguese: "Loucura Suburbana," 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)

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Patients from the Nise da Silveira Mental Health Institute dance during a carnival parade coined, in Portuguese: "Loucura Suburbana," 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)

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Patients from the Nise da Silveira Mental Health Institute dance during a carnival parade coined, in Portuguese: "Loucura Suburbana," 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)

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Patients from the Nise da Silveira Mental Health Institute dance during a carnival parade coined, in Portuguese: "Loucura Suburbana," 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)

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Costumed patients from the Nise da Silveira Mental Health Institute wait for the start of their Carnival parade, coined in Portuguese: "Loucura Suburbana," 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)

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This Feb. 8, 2017 photo shows a workshop where Carnival costumes are made at the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rio's world famous Carnival bash comes amid an economic crisis. Instead of costly and elaborate costumes with glittering sequins, expect more cheap getups featuring fake mustaches, hats and tiaras at this year’s Carnival. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

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In this May 3, 2016 photo provided by Carnival Cruise Line, the new Carnival Vista, sailing on its maiden voyage, departs Dubrovnik, Croatia, on a 13-day Mediterranean cruise. The largest ship in Miami-based Carnival's fleet, Carnival Vista on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016, was named the year’s best new ship by Cruise Critic, the cruise review website. The ship is slated to arrive in New York City Nov. 3 to begin a series of cruises from there. (Andy Newman/Carnival Cruise Line via AP)

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Carnival cruise ship Dream