Saturday, February 17, 2018

Rio’s Carnival goes political, and a little-known samba school ignites a firestorm

Rio’s Carnival goes political, and a little-known samba school ignites a firestorm

RIO DE JANEIRO — With Brazil’s president portrayed as a “neoliberal vampire” and dancers dressed as shackled slaves and downtrodden street vendors, a scrappy samba school brought politics to the heart of Rio’s glamorous Carnival parade, posing the sensitive question of whether slavery still exists in the country and setting off a firestorm of praise and criticism. […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2018/02/17/rios-carnival-goes-political-and-a-little-known-samba-school-ignites-a-firestorm/

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