SAO PAOLO.- The celebrations of Carnival in Brazil lived moments of tension this Sunday, when an accident occurred in the Río de Janeiro Sambadromewhich left at least two people injured.
Local authorities indicated that a cart of the União de Maricá samba school He ran over some participants when he was approaching the end of his route along Sambódromo Avenue.
Accident at the Rio Sambadrome: two injured
The municipal secretary of Health, Daniel Soranz, He stated in an interview with the Globo television network that one of the injured sprained his ankle.
In turn, the other injured person suffered two open and severe fractures in his legs, so he had to undergo surgery.
Videos released by Brazilian media show how, after the accident, Smoke started coming out from under the float.which represented an Afro-Brazilian divinity.
União de Maricá, which belongs to the second category of samba schools and disputes the promotion with other participants, expressed his solidarity with the most seriously injured, who is also a member of the organization.
First of three main days of Carnival parades in Brazil
The school stated that the team is following up on the injured person’s situation and is in contact with hospital representatives.
This Sunday starts the first of the three main days of paradesin which the schools of the higher category compete in the championship.
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