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Locals were delighted to welcome carnival floats back to Rio and São Paulo.
Rio's samba school Unidos da Tijuca dedicates this year's carnival entry to the Amazonian tribe Satere-Mawe, to illustrate the "resistance of the indigenous people who have historically been massacred" in Brazil.
After two bleak years of lock-downs and loss, Rio de Janeiro will hold its famed carnival this weekend for the first time since Covid-19 hit Brazil, promising a giant, glittering spectacle of pandemic catharsis. FRANCE 24's Jan Onasko tells us more.
Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes hands over the keys of the Brazilian city to the Rei Momo - king of the carnival - marking the start of the first carnival since Covid-19 hit Brazil, promising a giant, glittering spectacle of pandemic catharsis. IMAGES
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade tradition returns to the streets of New York City, after being sidelined last year due to Covid-19 lockdowns. IMAGES