Virus Outbreak Brazil Carnival

Members of a samba school hug each other during a symbolic Carnival opening ceremony at the Samba Museum during the COVID-19 pandemic in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. They performed a cleansing ceremony at a time that normally would be the start of four days of parades and parties, but this year Carnival will mostly take place online after city officials canceled festivities due to the pandemic. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)