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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

A reveler attends the ‘Volta, Alice’ celebrations before Rio Carnival

Photograph: António Lacerda/EPA

 

Tokyo, Japan

The head of Godzilla, a Japanese monster movie character, is seen on a building of Toho Cinema in the city

Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters

 

Gansu Province, China

Tibetan monks attend a ceremony at the Langmu Lamasery during the ‘Sunbathing Buddha Festival’, in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture

Photograph: Aly Song/Reuters