How a Brazil samba school shimmied from Carnival to COVID-19 In a normal year, the Unidos de Padre Miguel samba school would be a hive of preparation for CarnivalRIO DE JANEIRO -- The sultry heat of the Southern Hemisphere’s summer will soon be rolling into Rio de Janeiro. In a normal year, Baracho's organization — the Unidos de Padre Miguel samba school — would already be a hive of preparation for the coming Carnival. And each Friday night, the school’s members dancing through the Vila Vintem favela, belting out the year’s anthem. This is a mission,” said Baracho, Unidos’ vice president, on April 8 as a team of seamstresses turned out medical gowns. A few days later, the long-awaited verdict: Rio’s Carnival parade would not be held in February.

Source: ABC News November 10, 2020 14:09 UTC