A gigantic metal robotic illustrating Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva towered over Rio de Janeiro’s renowned Sambadrome avenue on Sunday night, in a Carnival parade that has actually drawn fire for its tribute to a sitting head of state in a political election year. Samba college Academicos de Niteroi started three days of stunning ceremonies with the tribute to Lula, tracing his life as a kid growing up in hardship in the arid northeast, to a metalworker, union leader and afterwards president. The opposition has actually pounded the parade as veiled early campaigning ahead of October polls in which the 80-year-old Lula is looking for a fourth term.
Source: France 24