Brazil: February 2021 Rio Carnival postponed, samba schools rely on the effectiveness of a vaccine against covid-19

Carnival is one of the greatest times of the year in Brazilian culture.

Tuesday December 22, 2020 ((rezonodwes.com)) – It seems that so far only the Haitian apprentice dictator, Jovenel Moise, at the head of one of the poorest countries in the world and the most corrupt in the Caribbean, is still planning its 2021 carnival, in the midst of the covid-19 pandemic, while a hunger crisis threatens more than 4 million Haitians, according to the FAO.

Rio de Janeiro is moving ahead with plans to hold its famous carnival in July 2021, the city’s samba schools have said, after the coronavirus pandemic forced them to postpone it to a later date, after February.

However, the new date would depend on both the availability of a vaccine against Covid-19 and the acceptance by the Brazilian federal government of a proposal to declare a national holiday in July, the group said. independent of the Rio de Janeiro samba schools (LIESA), responsible for the organization of the annual carnival parade.

« The samba schools have decided that if there is a vaccine and if there is a public holiday, the parade will take place in July.“, Said LIESA spokesperson Vicente Dattoli.

« They held a meeting last month and, with everyone feeling more optimistic given the recent news of highly effective test vaccines, they felt it was now possible to set a date “of July 11-12.“, He declared to an international news agency.