The famous carnival in Rio de Janeiro, which was to take place in February, has been postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic, an official announced.
"We have come to the conclusion that the event should be postponed. We just can't do it in February. "Samba schools have neither the time nor the financial and organizational resources to be ready in February," Georgie Castanieira, president of the Independent Association of Rio Samba Schools (LIESA), which organizes the carnival, told reporters.
Source: KYPE