- Title: Brazil's Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo postpone official Carnival parade to April
- Date: 22nd January 2022
- Summary: RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (FILE - FEBRUARY 23, 2020) (REUTERS) MUSICIANS PLAYING MUSIC ON STAGE VARIOUS OF PEOPLE AT CROWD DANCING DURING CONCERT RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (FILE - FEBRUARY 24, 2020) (REUTERS) (NIGHT SHOTS) GENERAL VIEW OF STANDS AT THE MARQUES DE SAPUCAI SAMBADROME CROWD CHEERING AT STANDS DANCER PERFORMING DURING CARNAVAL DANCERS RIDING CARNIVAL FLOAT FLOAT IN
- Embargoed: 5th February 2022 00:22
- Keywords: Brazil COVID-19 Rio de Janeiro Sao Paulo carnival coronavirus pandemic
- Location: RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
- City: RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
- Country: Brazil
- Topics: Health/Medicine,South America / Central America
- Reuters ID: LVA003FVBF8LJ
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: The Brazilian cities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo announced on Friday (January 21) they are postponing colorful Carnival parades to the end of April, due to an increase in COVID-19 cases as Omicron spreads through the country.
Both cities had already cancelled their Carnival street parties, but were still considering having their samba school parades at the end of February. They will now hold the event in late-April, the two cities said in a joint statement.
Brazil is currently experiencing its peak of new COVID-19 cases, with an average of almost 120,000 cases daily in the last seven days, due to the advance of Omicron.
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