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| Brazil's samba filled streets during Carnival usually attract millions of visitors. (photo: Reuters) |
09 February 15
Brazil's worsening drought has been linked to both climate change and deforestation which have limited rainfall, say experts.
everal
cities in the southeast of Brazil have called off Carnival this year
due to a serious drought that has plagued the region for months and
shows no signs of abating.
Brazil is famous for its Carnival, a week-long street
festival where people party day and night, bringing Samba music and
elaborate colorful costumes to the street, to mark the beginning to
Lent. This year's Good Friday, which marks the beginning of Carnival,
lands on Friday, Feb. 13.
However, at least 15 cities and towns in the
southeastern states of Minas Gerais and San Paolo have already called
off all or parts of their Carnival festivities because of the region's
water crisis. Both states have been suffering from drought for more than
a year, with the water situation worsening. This has been the regions'
worst drought in at least eight years. READ MORE
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