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Brazil: The end of the samba schools' performances at the Rio de Janeiro Carnival

A dance march praising leftist Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva during the Rio de Janeiro Carnival sparked widespread controversy and demoted the school as the show's curator in this intense competition.   The “Academicos de Niteroi” school, which is participating in the race with 11 other samba schools, wanted to dedicate its dance show to the Brazilian president.…

France 24
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