(5 Mar 2003)
1. Pan of facade of venue to wide of crowd in front of venue
2. Wide of transvestites arriving for the ball
3. Pre-roll shot of Rosane Silva
4. SOUNDBITE: (Portuguese) Rosane Silva, Public Worker:
"It gives us luxury, beauty, tourist appeal and also money for us from Rio de Janeiro."
5. Pan following transvestite entering the ball
6. Wide aerial of Grand Gala Gay Ball
7. Aerial of transvestite dancing
8 .Zoom-out from transvestite to aerial of ball
9. Pre-roll shot of Fabby Blanche
10. SOUNDBITE: (French) Fabby Blanche, Brazilian Transvestite:
"Darling, for me the carnival in Rio is fantastic.There are transvestites from all over the world and it's really fantastic. Rio is the place to be at this time of the year."
11. Tilt-up of transvestites dancing
12. Mid-shot of transvestites dancing
13. Tilt-up of man in outfit dancing
14. Wide of men in outfit dancing
15. Tilt-up of transvestite dancing
16. Tilt-down of drag queen dancing in outfit with Brazilian colours (Yellow and Green)
17. Aerial of ball
STORYLINE:
After five days of hard partying Brazil's famous carnival in Rio de Janeiro was brought to a close with the Grand Gala Ball on Tuesday.
Since the 1980s gay people from all over the world - in particular transvestites and drag queens - have arrived well before the start of the carnival to build up to the excitement of the ball.
This year Carnival revelers shrugged off a wave of violence in Rio and took their partying to the streets as Rio's renowned pre-Lenten bash ended with a final day of glittering samba parades.
An estimated 70,000 people crowded the city's Sambadrome on Tuesday - despite gang violence last week that terrorized the city.
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