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Thousands flood Lagos’ vibrant Fanti Carnival to celebrate Afro-Brazilian heritage

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By Dan Ikpoyi
| The Sentinel Colorado Verified
A boy who painted his body attends the Fanti Carnival, in Lagos, Nigeria, Monday, April 6, 2026.
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Thousands flood Lagos' vibrant Fanti Carnival to celebrate Afro-Brazilian heritage

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By Dan Ikpoyi, Sunday Alamba Verified
| Black Hills Pioneer Verified
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Thousands of revelers flooded Nigeria's Lagos for the annual Lagos Fanti Carnival, celebrating the Afro-Brazilian heritage of the “Aguda” or the formerly enslaved people who returned from Brazil in the 19th century. The festival, usually celebrated during Eastertide in recent years, is one of West Africa’s most prominent cultural celebrations, similar to Brazil’s Rio Carnival, the world's biggest party. kAmp7E6C C6249:?8 (6DE p7C:42[ >2?J @7 E96 C6EFC?66D D6EE=65 :?
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Thousands flood Lagos' vibrant Fanti Carnival to celebrate Afro-Brazilian heritage

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By Dan Ikpoyi
| MSN UK Verified
Dan Ikpoyi and Sunday Alamba Thousands of revelers flooded Nigeria'sLagosfor the annual Lagos Fanti Carnival, celebrating the Afro-Brazilianheritage of the “Aguda” or the formerly enslaved people who returned from Brazil in the 19th century. The festival, usually celebrated during Eastertide in recent years, is one of West Africa's most prominent cultural celebrations, similar to Brazil's Rio Carnival, the world's biggest party.
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