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January 29, 2013

Catholic samba group turns parade into procession after nightclub fire

An exterior view of Boate Kiss nightclub is seen Jan. 27 after a fire in Santa Maria, Brazil. The blaze raced through the crowded building in southern Brazil early that morning, killing more than 230 people as the air filled with deadly smoke and panicke d party-goers stampeded toward the exits, police and witnesses said.

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - A Catholic samba group in Rio de Janeiro changed its parade plans after the nightclub fire that killed more than 230 people, most of them students from the local university in Santa Maria.

Published in International