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  Rio makes do as Carnival festivities are canceled

  

  latimes.com

  Brazil cancels the Carnival celebration, including parades, dancing competitions and street celebrations, creating a spiritual and economic void.

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  Her name is Rio: Aunt Ciata, the guardian of samba who created Carnival culture

  

  theguardian.com

  Hiding musicians in yards and back rooms, this fearless community leader protected Afro-Brazilian music and traditions...

  Hiding musicians in yards and back rooms, this fearless community leader protected Afro-Brazilian music and traditions that live on a century laterThis week, Rio de Janeiro should have been celebrating, its streets alive with local people and tourists honouring the city’s Carnival, a tradition dating back to the 17th century. But for the first time outside the two world wars, the city’s flagship event...

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  Rio's Carnival Canceled, Venue Turned Into Vaccination Center

  

  nytimes.com

  Brazil’s most famous Carnival has endured years of war, hyperinflation and despotism. But with a pandemic...

  Brazil’s most famous Carnival has endured years of war, hyperinflation and despotism. But with a pandemic raging, the party is canceled.

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  Voters set to punish mayor who ‘made Rio de Janeiro miserable’

  

  theguardian.com

  A landslide in Sunday’s election is predicted to sweep away the city’s ‘disastrous’ conservative leaderTarcísio Motta...

  A landslide in Sunday’s election is predicted to sweep away the city’s ‘disastrous’ conservative leaderTarcísio Motta is one of Rio’s best-known lefties – but when the city elects its new leader on Sunday, he’ll be voting for the right.“We’ve got a mayor who’s an enemy of the city, and this can’t go on. It’s ludicrous,” complained the socialist councillor, one of millions of exasperated...

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