Rio de Janeiro Carnival 2021 cancelled By IANS | Published on Fri, Jan 22 2021 9:27 IST | 0 Views
Rio De Janeiro, Jan 22 : Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes has announced the cancellation of this year's carnival due to the Covid-19 pandemic. "I have never hidden my passion for Carnival and the clear vision I have of the economic importance this cultural expression has for our city. However, it seems pointless to me to imagine that we will have the conditions to hold Carnival in July," Xinhua news agency quoted Paes as saying in a statement on Thursday. The carnival was originally scheduled for February 13-16, but was postponed to the middle of the year due to the pandemic.