Brazil’s carnival calamity
A blaze in country’s cultural capital destroys costumes and floats meant for upcoming world-famous event.
Published On 8 Feb 2011
A fire has swept through several warehouses in Brazil’s cultural capital, Rio de Janeiro, destroying costumes and floats meant for the city’s world-famous carnival in March.
Some warehouses lost 90 per cent of their stock, with overall damages from Monday’s blaze estimated at more than $5m.
Many feel it will be an impossible task trying to restore an entire year’s worth of work in just a single month.
Al Jazeera’s Gabriel Elizondo reports from Sao Paulo.
Source: Al Jazeera