- Title: BRAZIL: PRE-LENTEN CARNIVAL IN RIO DE JANEIRO
- Date: 7th February 1967
- Summary: 1. LV DAY. CARNIVAL PROCESSION IN STREET (3 SHOTS) 0.10 2. MV DANCERS 0.15 3. CU SIGN ??? 4. MV SINGLE FIGURE LEADS PARADE PAST STAND (EVENING) 0.22 5. MV NEGRO WOMAN WITH FLOWER POT ON HER HEAD 0.28 6. LV DANCERS 0.32 7. CU DITTO 0.35 8. MV DITTO IN PROCESSION 0.37 9. MV GIRLS DANCING (2 SHOTS) 0.44 10. LV MEN DANCING (2 SHOTS) 0.52 11. CU GIRL 0.55 12. MV DANCERS 0.59 13. MV GIRL IN VEIL DANCING 1.02 14. MV MAN AND GIRL DANCING 1.09 15. CU GIRL DANCING 1.13 16. MV CROWD DANCING (4 SHOTS) 1.28 17. MCU GIRL DANCING 1.33 18. MCU GIRL DANCING IN FEATHER COSTUME 1.37 19. MV CROWD DANCING MAN KISSES GIRL 1.44 Initials JBC/V/BHH/ES Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
- Embargoed: 22nd February 1967 12:00
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- Location: RIO DE JANEIRO -- BRAZIL
- Country: Brazil
- Reuters ID: LVA7B3QLFZFMBD58ICB5KUG429WI
- Story Text: RIO DE JANEIRO, TEMPORARILY PUTTING BEHIND IT THOUGHTS OF THE RECENT HEAVY FLOODING WHICH DEVASTATED THE AREA, IS HOLDING ITS PRE-LENTEN CARNIVAL, THE CARIOCA. THE FESTIVITIES BEGAN ON SUNDAY AND END TONIGHT (TUESDAY).
HE CARIOCA WAS STARTED IN 1821 AND HAS BECOME A TIME WHEN BOTH RICH AND POOR GET TOGETHER IN A BLAZE OF COLOUR, IN PARADES, IN BALLS, IN FANCY DRESS. IN SUNDAY'S PARADE, EIGHT SAMBA SCHOOLS TOOK PART IN THE FESTIVITIES, SOME OF THEM SPENDING THOUSANDS OF POUNDS STERLING ON THEIR DISPLAYS.
WHITE, INDIANS AND AFRICAN RELIGIOUS HERITAGES ARE CLEARLY EVIDENT IN THE CARNIVAL, WHICH IS BEING RE-ECHOED IN PRE-LENTEN FESTIVITIES THROUGHOUT SOUTH AMERICA.
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