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Brazil will distribute 11 million condoms during Carnival
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Brazil will distribute 11 million condoms during Carnival
Brazil will distribute 11 million condoms during Carnival
Brazil, one of the Latin American countries hardest hit by the AIDS epidemic, will hand out a record 11 million condoms to prevent the spread of HIV during its erotically charged Carnival festival, when casual sex rises. With the pre-Lenten celebrations two weeks away, the "Dress Yourself" campaign is to remind revelers a condom should be part of their outfit, no matter how little they wear to parades and parties renowned for seminude, hip-thrusting dancers. Millions of Brazilians and foreigners flock to cities such as Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, and Recife for the February 4-9 festival. The safer sex campaign hits Brazilian television screens next week showing grinning celebrities waving condoms as they dance to popular Carnival samba tune, "What will you wear?" (Reuters)