Rio de Janeiro, Sept 25 (AFP/APP):Rio de Janeiro’s world-famous carnival parades became the latest casualty of the coronavirus pandemic as officials announced they were indefinitely postponing the February 2021 edition, with Brazil still reeling from Covid-19. Rio’s carnival, the world’s biggest, is an epidemiologist’s nightmare in a pandemic: an extended festival of tightly packed crowds dancing through the streets and flocking to the city’s iconic “Sambadrome” for massive parades featuring scantily clad dancers, small armies of drummers and all-night partying at close quarters. Motorway Abuse Case: Woman’s reason for going out at night came to light The event draws millions … Continue reading Rio postpones world-famous carnival over Covid-19