{"id":13658,"date":"2018-02-09T13:28:04","date_gmt":"2018-02-09T13:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonschoolofsamba.co.uk\/?p=13658"},"modified":"2018-02-09T13:28:04","modified_gmt":"2018-02-09T13:28:04","slug":"what-is-the-rio-carnival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.londonschoolofsamba.co.uk\/?p=13658","title":{"rendered":"What Is The Rio Carnival?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_text background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.100&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Have you ever wondered what carnival is about?? Our long time member Chris has made a great video that sums up the whole experience of the Rio Carnival. 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