(25 Feb 2009)
1. Wide of people gathered
2. Medium of people cheering
3. Medium of drag queen Isabelita speaking to people in crowd
4. Medium of on pink carpet
5. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Marcia Denise, Brazilian drag queen:
"The gay ball is a very special event for me. For me, and for most people really."
6. Medium of people entering gay ball
7. Tilt down of gay ball
8. Medium of topless person dancing
9. Medium of group dancing
10. Medium of drag queen dancing
11. Tilt up of drag queen dancing
12. Set up of Australian tourist Emma Simpson
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Emma Simpson, Australian tourist:
"It's fantastic with all the make-up and the costumes. This kind of ball is not only for gay people, it is for everybody. Everybody could enjoy something like this."
14. Pan of people dancing
15. Medium of men in costume dancing
16. Wide of ball
STORYLINE:
Thousands of people gathered outside Rio de Janeiro's Scala dance hall in Brazil on Tuesday to catch a glimpse of celebrity drag queens and costumed revellers entering the city's annual Carnival Gay Ball.
The event's guests walked into the venue on a pink carpet, waving and posing for the cheering crowd.
The gay ball is considered by many to be the culmination of Rio's four-day carnival celebration.
For drag queen Marcia Denise, a Brazilian living in Florence, the party is one of the most important events of the year.
"The gay ball is a very special event for me. For me, and for most people really," Denise said.
For Australian tourist Emma Simpson the ornate costumes and make-up had her snapping pictures at the party.
"This kind of ball is not only for gay people, it is for everybody. Everybody could enjoy something like this," Simpson said.
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