Thursday, February 11, 2010

Carnival

Today Google Brazil celebrates the start of Carnival with a beautifully colorful logo featuring bright confetti streaming through the air in the shape of “Google.” I assume my readers know about the tradition of organized debauchery of Carnival before the start of lent from movies like Moonraker. But here are some fun facts from Wikipedia:
1) 80% of the beer in Brazil drunken over a year is consumed during carnival
2) 70% of the countries tourists come during carnival
3) The government distributes 600K condoms and launches an ad campaign to stem the spread of AIDs during carnival

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