A member of a comparsa, an Uruguayan carnival group, plays the drums during the Llamadas parade in Montevideo, Jan 31, 2013. Thousands of people crowd the capital's traditionally black neighborhood as costumed drummers and dancers kick off a street fiesta known as "llamadas" -- Spanish for "calls." The parade originated from the colonial period and started as a parade of slaves on the streets of the city. [Photo/Agencies]
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