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Charles Allmon

This photo from the March 1955 issue shows merrymakers in creative costumes at a Carnival celebration in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The celebration, which occurs in the five days preceding Lent, draws millions of visitors each year.

The island of St. Thomas celebrates Carnival for a month in late spring. In this photo from the February 1956 issue, a group of people dressed in saris await their review at a parade competition.

In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a woman walks her dog along a sidewalk set with Portuguese pavement—a technique that involves workers placing small black and white stones together to create intricate patterns.

In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a woman walks her dog along a sidewalk set with Portuguese pavement-- a technique that involves workers placing small black and white stones together to create intricate patterns.

In 1959, rival footbal teams from Martinique and Guadalupe play a match in Fort de France, Martinique.

Swimmers enjoy fun and sun with sweeping views of the city.

A cable car climbs Sugarloaf Mountain for a new perspective

While teenage sailor Robin Lee Graham scrubs his boat on a beach near Darwin, Australia, his companion Avanga watches from a precarious perch nearby.