Authorities have suspended Carnival festivities in the Brazilian city of Paraty after gunfire killed one person and injured nine others. The mayor's office of the seaside colonial city says a man opened fire in a central plaza during the Bloco da Lama, or Mud Street Party, killing a 21-year-old man and injuring nine others. Police are searching for the shooter. City officials met with Carnival representatives and decided to suspend festivities on Sunday. Carnival festivities in the Brazilian city of Paraty, pictured here duing the Mud Block event, have been suspende after gunfire killed one person and injured nine others
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Unidentified man opened fire in a central plaza during the Bloco da Lama, or Mud Street Party, killing a 21-year-old man and injuring nine others
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Shooter remains at large as police comb the city of Paraty
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Violence has marred the celebration in other cities with one man stabbed to death in Sao Paulo and another shooting in Salvador
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