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Samba school Paraiso do Tuiuti parades on the second day of Rio de Janeiro's Carnival at the sambadrome Marques de Sapucai. IMAGES
La Paz, Sep 19 (EFE).- After a year’s hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, hundreds of Bolivian dancers once again put on their colorful costumes on Sunday to dance the caporal in order to claim its Bolivian origin.The "caporalazo" was promoted by the Mayor's Office of La Paz and took place in the Plaza de San Francisco with live music and more than 500 dancers."It is very important that the youth have taken over this dance – we must promote this. This dance is joyful and full of energy," Rodney Miranda, municipal secretary for culture of the Mayor's Office, told Efe. (Camera: YOLANDA SALAZAR). SHOT LIST: DANCERS TAKE PART IN THE 'CAPORALAZO' AT THE SAN FRANCISCO SQUARE IN LA PAZ, BOLIVIA.
Buenos Aires, Aug 16 (EFE).- Hundreds of people took part in the "march of the stones" in Argentina on Monday to honor those who had died due to Covid-19 during the past year-and-a-half and protest against President Alberto Fernández's administration for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.The emotional march was convened on social media by citizens who were unable to say goodbye to loved ones or be with them during their last moments due to health restrictions that prevented them from going near their sick family members, travel within the country or perform funeral ceremonies.The participants placed a stone in front of Casa Rosada, the seat of the government, and at the Olivos presidential residence, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, but also in other iconic spots in the interior of the country. (Camera: ALBERTO CARATOZZOLO). SHOT LIST: PROTESTERS PLACE STONES WITH THE NAMES OF VICTIMS OF COVID-19 DURING A PROTEST AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE HANDLING OF THE PANDEMIC AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO DIED FROM CORONAVIRUS, IN FRONT OF THE CASA ROSADA (EXECUTIVE HEADQUARTERS), IN BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA.
Santa Elena, Aug 7 (EFE).- After a gap in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, over 250 children in the Colombian city of Medellin on Saturday lined up carrying beautiful flower arrangements for the 23rd Silleteritos (little florists) parade.For the Santa Elena suburb of the city, the resumption of the parade was an emotional movement as the new generation gets introduced to the flower tradition.(Camera: LUIS EDUARDO NORIEGA).SHOT LIST: SILLETEROS (FLOWER-BEARER) CHILDREN ATTEND THE 23RD SILLETERITOS PARADE OF SANTA ELENA, ANTIOQUIA, COLOMBIA.SOUND BITE:HE PRESIDENT OF THE FLORISTS' GUILD OF SANTA ELENA, FEDERICO ALZATE (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATION:- For us, for the children and all the residents of Santa Elena, it was a moment of resurgence after so much uncertainty and pain for many families. This is a voice of hope.
El Alto, Jul 16 (EFE).- A parade of folkloric dances in honor of the Virgen del Carmen took to the streets of the Bolivian city of El Alto Friday, with Covid-19 tests on the dancers, the use of masks and the restriction on the sale of alcoholic beverages. (Camera: CÉSAR GONZÁLES).SHOT LIST: DANCERS PERFORM THE MORENADA DANCE IN THE FIRST FOLKLORIC PARADE SINCE PANDEMIC IN EL ALTO, BOLIVIA.
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