The famed Carnival in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro is reaching its climax with two nights of parades by the city's top samba teams, which got underway on Friday.
The annual summer event was canceled for the first time ever last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. This year's event, originally scheduled for late February, was postponed for two months due to the spread of the Omicron variant.
The 12 top samba teams, each comprising 2,500 to 3,600 members, took part in a contest on Friday night, with the colorfully-attired dancers making their way through the Sambodromo grounds on decorated floats.
Brazil has recorded around 660,000 deaths from the pandemic. Rio de Janeiro has been one of the hardest-hit areas.
Some of the teams have chosen pandemic-related themes for this year's event.
The annual summer event was canceled for the first time ever last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. This year's event, originally scheduled for late February, was postponed for two months due to the spread of the Omicron variant.
The 12 top samba teams, each comprising 2,500 to 3,600 members, took part in a contest on Friday night, with the colorfully-attired dancers making their way through the Sambodromo grounds on decorated floats.
Brazil has recorded around 660,000 deaths from the pandemic. Rio de Janeiro has been one of the hardest-hit areas.
Some of the teams have chosen pandemic-related themes for this year's event.
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Rio de Janeiro's Carnival, postponed due to the Omicron variant, is concluding with two nights of samba parades by top teams. Canceled last year due to the pandemic, this year's event was delayed from February. The 12 teams, each with 2,500-3,600 members, competed on Friday night in the
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220423_15/
Date: April 23, 2022
Created: 2022/04/23 21:03
Updated: 2025/12/09 16:46
Last Read: 2022/04/23 21:03