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Rio’s Carnival parade is back, as street bands ache to party

A masked reveler dances in the "Cordão do Boitata" parade during the traditional black culture carnival event "Feira das Yabas" in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, April 17, 2022. The Brazilian municipalities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo postponed the traditional parades of the carnival samba schools to April 22 - 23, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) Revelers dance in the "Cordão do Boitata" parade during the traditional black culture carnival event "Feira das Yabas" in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, April 17, 2022. The Brazilian municipalities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo postponed the traditional parades of the carnival samba schools to April 22 - 23, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) A musician of a street party known as blocos, plays music during a protest against restrictions by city officials in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, April 13, 2022. City Hall has banned the street parties during Carnival celebrations, which were delayed by almost two months due to the pandemic. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) Women dance during a rehearsal by the group "Tambores de Olokun" in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, April 17, 2022. The Brazilian municipalities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo postponed the traditional parades of the carnival samba schools to April 22 - 23, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) Revelers of the "Cordão do Boitata" parade during the traditional black culture carnival event "Feira das Yabas" in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, April 17, 2022. The Brazilian municipalities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo postponed the traditional parades of the carnival samba schools to April 22 - 23, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) FILE - Performers from the Inocentes de Belford Roxo samba school parade on a float during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Feb. 10, 2013. Competing samba schools were corralled from the streets into the Sambadrome in the 1980s, and have become Rio’s quintessential Carnival display for tens of thousands of attendees willing to shell out for tickets. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File) Revellers of street parties known as blocos, dance during a protest against restrictions by city officials in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, April 13, 2022. City Hall has banned the street parties during Carnival celebrations, which were delayed by almost two months due to the pandemic. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) A woman dances during a rehearsal by the group "Tambores de Olokun" in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, April 17, 2022. The Brazilian municipalities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo postponed the traditional parades of the carnival samba schools to April 22 - 23, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) A man dances during a rehearsal by the group "Tambores de Olokun" in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, April 17, 2022. The Brazilian municipalities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo postponed the traditional parades of the carnival samba schools to April 22 - 23, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) A reveller of a street party known as blocos, dances during a protest against restrictions by city officials in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, April 13, 2022. City Hall has banned the street parties during Carnival celebrations, which were delayed by almost two months due to the pandemic. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) Carnival King Momo, Wilson Dias da Costa Neto, smiles during the ceremony marking the official start of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) Carnival King Momo, Wilson Dias da Costa Neto, holds the key of the city as the Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes, right, applauds during a ceremony marking the official start of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) Carnival King Momo, Wilson Dias da Costa Neto, holds up the key of the city during the ceremony marking the official start of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)