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Updated Friday, February 12, 2010 11:18 am TWN, Reuters

Child queen, Madonna to light up Brazil Carnival

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Rio de Janeiro's youngest Carnival queen, just 7 years old, is preparing to share the limelight with pop divas Madonna and Beyonce as Brazil's annual blow-out gets under way this week.

The choice of third-grader Julia Lira to lead the drum corps for the Viradouro samba group sparked controversy and a legal challenge by a children's rights group who said she risked being sexually exploited.

The final word was left to a family court judge, who according to Brazilian media ruled on Wednesday she could join the parade. The judge's office declined to comment.

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Child queen, Madonna to light up Brazil Carnival

Julia Lira, the Viradouro's samba group drum corps queen, poses for photographers before a press conference in Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday, Feb. 10. (AP)

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