Carmen Miranda News

Hundreds of decked-out dogs - and a few brave cats - got in on the Carnival fun at Rio de Janeiro's annual pet-friendly parade: Labradors in pink tutus or engineers' overalls cavorted with Maltese terriers with fairy wings, and poodles in superheros' capes sniffed sausage dogs dressed up as Salome, with sequin-covered harem pants.

People take their dogs to the "Blocao" dog carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Feb.

In his self-penned classical album, Composer, Sir Anthony Hopkins nostalgically includes a track called Plaza, about the art deco cinema which stands in Port Talbot's town centre.

With the soccer World Cup and the Summer Olympics on Brazil's horizon - and Carnaval right around the corner - the global profile of South America's largest country is on the rise.

So if Chelsee Healey was going to emulate anyone, then it would have to be the famous samba queen herself.