Rapturous Beat of the Samba: A Japanese samba dancer performs during the 27th annual Asakusa Samba Carnival in Tokyo on August 25, 2007. The annual carnival dates back 27 years, when a local mayor suggested the district needed to revitalise itself with something new and exotic. (Photo: Reuters)
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