Rio Carnaval Will Have to Wait for Green Light from the Coronavirus
(World News Brazil)

Rio de Janeiro’s world famous Carnaval parade will not take place in February 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, Brazilian officials announced. “We came to the conclusion that the event had to be postponed,” said Jorge Castanheira, the president of the group that organizes the annual parades, the Independent League of Rio de Janeiro Samba Schools (LIESA). “We just can’t do it in February. The samba schools won’t have the time or financial and organizational...