Shimmying to throbbing samba beats, thousands of dancers in sequin-studded costumes are expected to reclaim the "Sambadrome," the iconic beach city s dedicated carnival parade venue, which was turned into a COVID-19 vaccination center in 2021.
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Photographs show large flocks of unmasked performers and partiers attending unofficial street parties over the weekend. The Carnival celebrations had been postponed to the last week of April.
The pandemic may have disrupted Carnival plans in Rio de Janeiro for a second straight year, but revelers who have flocked to the Brazilian city for sun, sea and samba still found ways to party on Saturday.