25 million condoms? Who's watching Carnival?	巴西狂歡節在即 2500萬避孕套免費派送
The Brazilian government will distribute 25 million free condoms to promote safe sex during the country's Carnival holidays, the Health Ministry said Monday. The Brazilian government will distribute 25 million free condoms to promote safe sex during the country's Carnival holidays, the Health Ministry said Monday. The condoms, provided under the government's acclaimed anti-AIDS program, will be given out at health clinics and in sites like public squares and dances. "It's that time of year when we boost distribution because of the increase in demand," an official from the Health Ministry's anti-AIDS program said. Carnival kicks off across the nation on February 25, heralding several days of parades, parties, revelry and, for some people, sexual abandon. The Rio de Janeiro carnival is the best known worldwide but every big city has its own celebrations. The Health Ministry said the purpose of the handout was to prevent the spread of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. Last year, it announced a plan to distribute more than 1 billion free condoms nationwide in 2006. The Roman Catholic Church in Brazil -- the world's largest Catholic country -- routinely denounces such programs as encouraging sex and contravening its stand against contraception. (Agencies)	周一，巴西衛生部稱，政府將在狂歡節期間向民眾免費分發2500萬只避孕套，用來宣傳安全性行為。 政府所開展的抗擊艾滋病項目深得民心，這些避孕套就是該項目提供的，將在衛生所和公共廣場、舞會等場所分發。 衛生部抗擊艾滋病項目的一位官員說："我們之所以選在這個時間分發是因為這段時間內避孕套的需求增加。 全國范圍內的狂歡節將在2月25日開始，隨后是數天的游行、舞會和狂歡活動。對于一些人來說，狂歡節還意味著無節制的性愛。里約熱內盧的狂歡節在國際上享有盛名，但是每個大城市都有自己的慶祝活動。 衛生部稱，分發避孕套是為了預防艾滋病和其他性傳播疾病。去年，衛生部宣布計劃在2006年免費分發超過10億只避孕套。 作為全世界最大的天主教國家，巴西的羅馬天主教照常譴責這樣的活動，稱這種做法鼓勵性愛，違背了天主教反對避孕的教義。   (中國日報網站編譯)