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Cosplay Event Adds Brazil, China, France, Singapore, Korea

The World Cosplay Summit 2008 has announced the dates of the latest national-level preliminary rounds that will lead up to the international finals in Nagoya, Japan this summer. The South Korean competition will run on June 1 during the Everland Cosplay Party 2008 at the Everland theme park in the city of Yongin. In Brazil, three semi-finals have already narrowed down the field of competitors, and that country's winning team will be chosen on June 21 at a cosplay event in Sao Paolo.

In addition to finalists from Brazil and South Korea, the WCS has already selected teams from the United States, Mexico, Germany, Denmark, Italy, Spain, and Thailand. The event just announced the additions of China, France, and Singapore on Friday. A Japanese team will also participate for a current total of 13 national teams.