Coronavirus leaves world of Brazilian samba in mourning |

 "One of Brazil’s best loved sambas – “Na cadência do samba” – ponders the aspiration of every Rio musician: dying in the midst of a foot-stomping jam session. Covid-19 has wrecked those dreams.

Like so many of its victims, Álvaro Silva passed away in a cold hospital bed, connected to a ventilator, and without a single relative by his side.

Before his burial family members placed a wreath of chrysanthemums on to the sambista’s wooden coffin and draped it with Portela’s blue and white flag."
read newstory by  Caio Barretto Briso​


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