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Between the pandemic and the rainy weather, it was a muted New Year’s celebration on Rio de Janeiro’s famed Copacabana beach, but there was a silver lining Saturday: 50 per cent less garbage to collect. The iconic Brazilian beach city’s sanitation service, COMLURB, said it had picked up 320 tonnes of trash from New Year’s … Read more

Amid Omicron fears, Rio cancels huge New Year’s celebration

Amid Omicron fears, Rio cancels huge New Year's celebration

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 4, 2021 (AFP) – Rio de Janeiro has decided “with sadness” to cancel its huge New Year’s celebration amid rising concerns over the spread of the new Covid-19 variant known as Omicron. The move also raises doubts about the city’s iconic Carnival in February. “We are going to cancel the official celebration … Read more