Umbrella Gallery

Brazil-Rio-Carnival-Bate Bola

Revellers of bate-bola street carnival band perform on the first day of carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 26, 2017.
The bate-bola (ball-slammer), traditional popular carnival characters are mainly seen on the streets of the north and west areas of Rio de Janeiro. The revellers wear costumes inspired in clowns and wander around carrying decorated umbrellas or a ball at the end of a stick with which their hit the ground making a loud noise. / AFP PHOTO / Yasuyoshi Chiba

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India-Arts-Circus-Dog

An Indian dog holds an umbrella and bag during a performance rehearsal at Asiad Circus in Amritsar, 03 August 2005. The Indian circus, once known for its daring feats, is now struggling to keep the show going. There is a ban now on the exhibition of lions, tigers, panthers, bears and monkeys, though most circuses still have them. A long and determined crusade by Maneka Gandhi and other activists, who argued that circuses ill-treated their animals, subjecting them to great cruelty, led to this ban. It is widely expected that the other animals too will soon be prevented from putting in an appearance. / AFP PHOTO / NARINDER NANU

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Photo taken through a metal gate shows an elderly woman shading herself from the

Photo taken through a metal gate shows an elderly woman shading herself from the hot sun under an umbrella in downtown Sofia, 24 June 2007. Bulgaria registered its highest temperatures since records began a century ago following a week-long heat wave, weather officials said, as health officials urged people to remain indoors. Temperatures reached 39.9 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in the northern town of Lovech, and over 35 degrees in the capital Sofia. AFP PHOTO / DIMITAR DILKOFF / AFP PHOTO / DIMITAR DILKOFF

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