Carnival fever hits Lagos as locals celebrate Afro-Brazilian heritage
The centuries-old Fanti Carnival returned to Nigeria on Monday with a burst of colour and spectacle.
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"I loved the energy, the artistic splendour, the creativity of the event."
— Glamour Sandra , Celebrity
"It is important that we preserve this, so that... generation after generation everybody will get to understand the importance of this and how Brazilians and Lagos came to be."
— Ademola Oduyebo , Celebrity
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The centuries-old Fanti Carnival returned to Nigeria on Monday with a burst of colour and spectacle.
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