Article Photos: Brazil: What's behind Carnival masks and disguises



In this Jan. 21, 2013 photo, Carnival masks in the likeness of Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Joaquim Barbosa air drys on an assembly line at the Condal factory in Sao Goncalo, near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Condal is Brazil's oldest and most productive mask factory that is run by Olga Valles, a family business started in 1958. Barbosa, born into poverty, became the first black judge in the nation's top court when he took office in 2003. Barbosa went on to make a name for himself when he presided over a wide-ranging political corruption trial involving a cash-for-votes scheme. Now, average Brazilians are honoring him during Carnival by buying his mask in droves, said Valles. Brazil's annual five-day extravaganza begins Friday. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

In this Jan. 21, 2013 photo, Carnival masks in the likeness of Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Joaquim Barbosa air drys on an assembly line at the Condal factory in Sao Goncalo, near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Condal is Brazil's oldest and most productive mask factory that is run by Olga Valles, a family business started in 1958. Barbosa, born into poverty, became the first black judge in the nation's top court when he took office in 2003. Barbosa went on to make a name for himself when he presided over a wide-ranging political corruption trial involving a cash-for-votes scheme. Now, average Brazilians are honoring him during Carnival by buying his mask in droves, said Valles. Brazil's annual five-day extravaganza begins Friday. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)