The Week In Culture (PHOTOS)

This week in culture, Mardi Gras breathed life into New Orleans, Adele proved her voice was back again and samba took over the newly renovated Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, as it should. Click on for more from the week.

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[metoo123]

01:38 AM on 02/26/2012

Wonderful slideshow. Thank you! Note to self......must go to Rio for Mardi Gras, before I die.

[madcityy]

11:58 AM on 02/25/2012

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