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Rio Announces 16% More Blocos in 2013

By Leo Byrne, Contributing Reporter

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Last week officials announced the number and locations of the 'blocos' that surround the 2013 Carnival season. Bucking the recent trend to lower the number of blocos - the open street party parades - this year an additional sixteen percent of permits were authorized, bringing the total to 492.

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