Pelourinho Carnival in Salvador

A man with deep brown skin and shoulder-length locs, wearing a white turban and robe with blue bead necklaces, stands with his eyes closed in the Pelourinho neighborhood of Salvador during carnival, illuminated by warm late afternoon sunlight.

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