Forty children aged from six to 14 from Syria, Sudan, Libya and elsewhere will parade among thousands of Brazilian youngsters in a spectacle by the Mangueira samba school, the United Nations refugees body UNHCR said in a statement.
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Party-goers don Aedes aegypti mosquitos costumes, these three in downtown of Recife, in Pernambuco state, one of the areas most heavily hit by Zika.(AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)Zika is not getting in the way of merry-making in Recife, where as many as 100,000 people have been infected with the virus, according to the BBC.
A performer from the Uniao da Ilha samba school dances during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016.
Samba school Estacao Primeira de Mangueira on Wednesday won Rio’s main league 2016 Carnival contest.
“The Rio de Janeiro carnival is something magical”, said Mr Fernandes, who practised twice a week for 10 months to be ready. Over the years, traditions in Brazil acquired elements from African and Amerindian cultures, making Rio’s carnival celebrations among the most distinctive in the world.
The samba schools are key to Brazil’s carnival celebrations, with each school representing a particular neighbourhood, usually a working-class favela.
Isabella joined her mum in the parade at the last Rio carnival.
Performers from the Estacio de Sa samba school. Marcio Andre Mehry de Souza, the administrative chief for the samba school, said because of the devaluation of Brazilian currency real, the imported materials for the costumes, 90 percent of which come from China, are wildly expensive.
Brazilian Carnival could be called a hungry mosquito’s dream – five days of non-stop street parties that bring together millions of revelers in an inviting mass of bare ankles, uncovered legs and denuded torsos. People gather at a well-known spot, like a square or a local bar before the band leads a parade full of samba revellers dressed in costumes and bathing suits, some even in drag. (AFP Photo/Christophe ) Revelers of Estacio de Sa samba school perform during the first night of the carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, on february 07, 2016, Brazil.
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Caretas performers put on their handmade costumes before parading at carnival festivities in Triunfo, Brazil.
