Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Portugal defies government's Carnival cutback plan (AP)

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Dulce Albuquerque works in her carnival dress-making shop Monday, Feb. 20, 2012 in downtown Lisbon. Portugal's center-right coalition government has cancelled what is usually a day off on Tuesday for carnival celebrations saying that the country can't afford time off amid high debts and austerity measures. Others argue that the celebrations generate an important revenue for many small businesses, commerce and tourism. (AP Photo/ Francisco Seco)AP - Garish costumes, scary masks and bright wigs trumped dreary economic austerity Tuesday as most Portuguese defied a government appeal to keep working on one of their deeply beloved holidays: Carnival.


Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120221/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_portugal_carnival

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