En la ciudad brasileña de Paraty, a unos 250 kilómetros al oeste de Río de Janeiro, se celebra cada año el tradicional carnaval Bloco da Lama (Bloque de Barro).
Una tradición no muy antigua, ya que comenzó en 1986, y que consiste en una cosa muy sencilla: embarrarse para recrear cráneos, esqueletos y enredaderas simulando una gran tribu prehistórica que espanta a los malos espíritus. Una vez espantados, baño en el río y limpios para afrontar el año. Las imágenes son espectaculares:
A reveller wears a Joker mask during the "Bloco da Lama", a mud carnival party, in Paraty, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, on February 22, 2020. - "Bloco da Lama" started in 1986 with teenagers playing with mud and became a traditional event at th...
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A reveller wears a Joker mask during the "Bloco da Lama", a mud carnival party, in Paraty, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, on February 22, 2020. - "Bloco da Lama" started in 1986 with teenagers playing with mud and became a traditional event at th...
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