Dogs with costumes parade in Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival

Описание: (1 Mar 2025)

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 1 March 2025
1. Various of owners with their pets on catwalk during the “Blocão” Carnival street party
2. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Marco Antônio Oliveira Marinho, 61, Blocão creator: ++PARTIALLY OVERLAID BY SHOTS 3 AND 4++
“Many people have a dog and want to go to a Carnival street party but don’t because they don’t want to leave their dog at home. As you can see, this ‘bloco’ is full of children, the elderly, and lots of dogs. Everyone is here peacefully, and we have a fantastic hydration area and respect for the animals.”
3. Various of owners with dogs
4. Carnival street party
5. Woman dancing with her dog

STORYLINE:
As Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival celebrations kicked off on Saturday, dozens of dogs dressed as superheroes, clowns and cartoon characters paraded alongside their owners in one of the city’s most beloved canine street parties.

About 100 dogs wagged their tails to samba music and socialized at the so-called Blocao street party, where about 300 people and their pets gathered in the neighborhood of Barra da Tijuca, on Rio’s west side.

“Many people have a dog and want to go to a Carnival street party but don’t because they don’t want to leave their dog at home," said Marco Antônio Oliveira Marinho, a creator of the Blocão event.

"As you can see, this ‘bloco’ is full of children, the elderly, and lots of dogs. Everyone is here peacefully, and we have a fantastic hydration area and respect for the animals.”

The name Blocao is a combination of 'bloco' which means Carnival street party, and 'cao' which means dog in Portuguese.

It is one of the few events that challenged a city ban on street parties during the COVID-19 pandemic, in which Brazil was one of the hardest-hit countries.

The street party has taken place for more than 20 years.

AP video shot by: Mario Lobão

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