Carnivals
Brazil holds first carnival since COVID
After two long years without its frenetic festival of sparkling sequins, sultry samba and towering floats, Rio de Janeiro is holding its famed carnival parades for the first time since COVID-19 hit Brazil.
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400 People were Detained during the Carnivals in Brazil
The carnival season in Brazil is in full swing, but besides the mood it also brings problems. 400 people were detained during the first weekend of the carnival in Sao Paulo. Many of them are minors.
Aside from the detentions, "45,017 vehicles were inspected, 24 weapons confiscated and 59.9 kilograms of drugs seized," a statement said.
Nine injured after Rio carnival float collapses
Nine people were injured in Brazil on Feb. 28 during the fourth round of samba parades when the platform of a float collapsed under the weight of dancers.
The incident happened around 3:00 a.m. during the Unidos da Tijuca parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambodromo, a day after a truck carrying a float ran into bystanders late Feb. 26 and injured 20.
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Brazil's economy puts damper on Rio carnival
The Rio carnival is a celebration of joyful excess but deep recession in Brazil means that samba schools are thinking about their budgets as much as their dance moves.
"Here the key word is austerity," says Luiz Carlos Magalhaes, president of the Portela samba school, which has won the prestigious annual parade contest in the Sambodromo more than any other school.
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Festivities galore in Shrovetide period
In Ptuj, Kurentovanje, the traditional Shrovetide festival dedicated to the kurenti - the age-old sheepskin costumes with cowbells, will get under way with an ethnographic procession.
Traditional masks from across the country as well as UNESCO-protected traditional figures from Bulgaria, Croatia and Hungary and even Venezuela are scheduled to make appearances in the promenade.
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Rio Carnival dances toward wild finale, swatting Zika aside
Swatting aside fears over the Zika virus, the glittering dancers of the Rio Carnival samba championship and their adoring fans were primed Feb. 7 for their first all-night parade.
Greek president to attend annual October 28 military parade
Greek President Karolos Papoulias is expected to arrive at the northern port city of Thessaloniki on Monday, ahead of the October 28 annual military parade which marks the countrys entry into the Second World War in 1940, also known as Ochi Day.
45th 'Joy of Europe' kicks off
45th 'Joy of Europe' kicks off
BELGRADE -- The children's carnival procession, with participants from 18 European countries marked the opening of the 45th 'Joy of Europe',children's festival in Belgrade.
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Novi Sad to host Brazilian culture event for fifth time
NOVI SAD – The northern Serbian city of Novi Sad will host Days of Brazil (Dani Brazila) - Novi Sad Samba Carnival on August 15-17 and present itself as regional center of Brazilian culture for the fifth consecutive year, the city's cultural center has said in a release.