Today’s cognitive whiplash is courtesy of the samba exhibition in Rio de Janeiro:

A dancer performs next to revelers dressed with clothing that resemble Afghan burqas and holding copies of the famous picture of the Afghan girl taken by photographer Steve McCurry during the parade of ‘Unidos da Tijuca’ samba school at the Sambodrome in Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

UPDATE at 2/21/07 9:46:03 am:

I’m pretty sure that’s a guy in the burqa at far right.