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By Maria Angelica Troncoso Rio de Janeiro, Apr 23 (EFE).- With a tribute to black people who have marked world and Braziilan history, the second night of parades of the samba schools of the Rio de Janeiro Carnival Special Group continued Saturday. Representations of oliticians such as Nelson Mandela and Barak Obama and artists such …
By Maria Angelica Troncoso Rio de Janeiro, Apr 20 (EFE).- After being called off last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2022 edition of the world’s most famous party got under way here Wednesday with a proclamation from Rei Momo, the King of Carnival. Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes hailed the return of …
By Maria Angelica Troncoso Rio de Janeiro, Apr 12 (EFE).- While the religious faithful dust off statuettes of the Virgin Mary and crucifixes for the Holy Week processions, amid painting, soldering, sewing and sequins hundreds of highly creative people from the samba schools are putting the finishing touches on floats and costumes for the Rio …
By Maria Angelica Troncoso Rio de Janeiro, Apr 2 (EFE).- To the amazement of scientists, a wide variety of rays have carved out an environmental niche amid the highly polluted waters of Rio de Janeiro’s Guanabara Bay, but their continued survival is under threat from unabated contamination and the ray’s popularity in Brazil as a …