Uncle Sam, Saddam Have Roles in Rio's Carnival

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Carnival on February 22 and 23 should turn up some great photos in the Yahoo! news photos section or on Brazil's O Globo.


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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) - Uncle Sam, that symbol of U.S. patriotism, has a front seat on an extravagantly decorated float in the parade of samba schools in Rio de Janiero's upcoming Carnival.

It won't be a pretty sight though. His pants are down around his ankles, his genitals exposed for all to see, and his outstretched fingers smeared with ink.

And somewhere out in the crowd will be hundreds of Saddam Hussein look-a-likes.

The five-day Carnival in this seaside Brazilian city -- one of the world's wildest annual celebrations -- is less than two weeks away.

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