Rio and São Paulo postpone official Carnival parades until April
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Carnival celebrations in Brazil have had another setback becausee of a spike in Covid-19 cases. The cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro are moving the parades to April.
(CNN) — Carnival celebrations in Brazil have had another setback because of a spike in Covid-19 cases.
In a joint statement from their health departments on Friday, the cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro announced the postponement of their official Carnival parades because of the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
The move comes just weeks after the cities canceled their informal street parades.
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