"Among the more colorful processions was this one from the Academicos do Grande Rio samba school. The Sambodromo was built specifically for the parade by famed Brazilian architect, the <a href=""http://edition.cnn.com/2012/12/06/world/americas/brazil-niemeyer-obit"">late Oscar Niemeyer</a>. The venue was inaugurated in 1984 and fits about 90,000 spectators."
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