The Covid-19 pandemic forced Rio to shut down its famed festival and threaten legal action against those who defy the ban to party. So groups like Desliga – the name is a Portuguese language play on “Justice League” – turned to online events for their backers, streaming music and dances via YouTube and other social media platforms.
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A member of a “bate-bola” or ball hitters group – men who dress up in exuberant, identical, hand-made costumes known as “fantasias”. This year, all members of the band took a PCR test for coronavirus on Sunday when they arrived at studio in the south of Rio.
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