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Whether for love, war, or ceremony, people have been altering their appearance for thousands of years. A model displays body art during the 13th Ukrainian Open Championship for hairdressing, nail design, makeup, and body art in Kiev, Ukraine, in 2009. Gleb Garanich/Reuters/File
A traditional Maori performer takes part in proceedings before the Rugby World Cup Pool A match between New Zealand All Blacks and Canada at Wellington Regional Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand, on Oct. 2. Jacky Naegelen/Reuters/File
Katrina Van-Marter of Texas wears makeup and a feather headdress at the Burning Man festival in Gerlach, Nev., on Sept. 2. Andy Barron//Reno Gazette-Journal/AP
Makeup is applied to the face of a member of the Murga 'Agarrate Catalina' at the Teatro de Verano (Summer Theater) of Montevideo, Uruguay, on Feb. 21. Murga is a form of popular musical theater performed in Uruguay and in Argentina during the Carnival season. Andres Stapff/Reuters/File
A traditional Chinese opera artist performs during Taiwan's Centennial Celebration of International Women's Day in Taipei, Taiwan, on March 8. Nicky Loh/Reuters/File
A model poses during the annual World Bodypainting Festival in Poertschach, Austria, on July 2. The world's largest bodypainting event takes place at Lake Woerthersee in Austria's southern Carinthia province. Heinz-Peter Bader/Reuters/File
An artist does his makeup before performing in a religious play to be held ahead of the Dussehra festival celebrations at Noida in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Sept. 29. Effigies of the 10-headed Demon King 'Ravana' are burned on Dussehra, the Hindu festival that commemorates the triumph of Lord Rama over Ravana, marking the victory of good over evil. Parivartan Sharma/Reuters/File
Wodaabe men with faces covered in greasepaint perform during the 'Cure Salee' (salt cure) festival in Ingal, Niger, on Sept. 17. Tuareg, Peul, and Wodaabe nomads congregate each year at the salt flats around the northern oasis town of Ingal, where their camels, cattle, sheep, and goats drink the mineral-rich water after months on the move. Luc Gnago/Reuters/File
A New Orleans Saints fan cheers during warmups prior to the NFL Super Bowl XLIV football game in Miami on Feb. 7, 2010. The Saints won 31-17. David Stluka/AP/File
A model has makeup applied backstage prior to the Dior Spring-Summer 2010 Haute Couture fashion collection in Paris in 2010. Thibault Camus/AP/File
10th Mountain Division, 1st Battallion, 87th Infantry Division, Company C Commander, Capt. Eric Lopez applies face paint while preparing for a mission at Fort Polk, La., in 2002. Andy Nelson/Staff/File
A supporter of ruling party presidential candidate Nana Akufo-Addo wears body paint at a campaign rally in Accra, Ghana, in 2008. Rebecca Blackwell/AP/File
A model poses with a mirror after having makeup applied using historical Egyptian beauty items and toiletries at The Science Museum in London in 2010. Toby Melville/Reuters/File
A child from the Kayapo tribe with traditional face paint and haircut looks on during the third day of a medical expedition of the 'Expedicionarios da Saude' (Brazilian Health Expeditions) in the Kikretum community in Sao Felix, northern Brazil, on April 23. Ricardo Moraes/Reuters/File
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 04/30
In Pictures: The kings and queens of modern monarchies
Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 04/29
Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 04/28
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 04/27
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 04/26
Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 04/25
In Pictures: Where Our Clothes Come From
Local police are striking over pay in Salvador, and some fear the unrest could spread to Rio just in time for Carnival, writes guest blogger Julia Michaels.
• A version of this post ran on the author's blog, riorealblog.com. The views expressed are the author's own.
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