The Rio carnival is prominent for its lithe ladies sporting the skimpiest of outfits. However, the festival of Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday would be inaccurately named those parading in flamboyant Latin style were all skinny. Among Brazil’s best dancers are the Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel troop.
Strutting on board their motorized float, chubby men wear togas while plump women sport little other than matching white bras and Bridget Jones-style granny knickers. Amid a rainbow of glittering colours, they were among samba groups opening two days of Carnival parades at Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome.
The dazzling show that included a rousing welcome for one of the elite bands that lost most of their elaborate costumes and floats in a fire last month.
The Portela group made a dramatic entrance into the throbbing stadium last night, with its 300-strong percussion section abruptly quieting its thundering drums and crouching down in a moment of silence for its losses in the fire.
With silence descending over the crowd for a few seconds, the drummers leaped back up with a raucous beat as Portela's thousands of members marched on to the cheers and applause of fans.
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