Carnival parade in Rio makes urgent plea to stop illegal mining in Indigenous lands
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Carnival dancers took the biggest stage in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday night with their faces painted red in a traditional Indigenous manner, while percussionists had “Miners out” written across the skins of their drums. It was part of Salgueiro’s samba school’s tribute to the Yanomami, Brazil’s largest Indigenous group, […]
