RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As Rio de Janeiro began its Carnival on Saturday, about 100 dogs barked and wagged their tails to the tune of samba music as they paraded in front of animal enthusiasts in a canine outfit competitors.
The “Blocao” — a mix of “bloco” which describes Carnival street celebrations and “cao,” or dog in Portuguese — caused 300 individuals to Rio’s Barra da Tijuca. Dog outfits varied from fairies, and superheroes to clowns and animation characters.
Edson Chianca, 36, brought his 12-year-old Saori to the parade in a Minnie Mouse outfit. He dressed the exact same method so the set matched.
“It is a great initiative, this is a good moment for pets to socialize,” said Chianca.
Mari Jordão, 52, has actually gone to the Blocao considering that 2014. Dog “mothers need to be careful, bring water, carry their dog if the pavement is too hot,” she said.
Blocao is among the couple of occasions that challenged a city restriction on street celebrations in 2015 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It has actually occurred for about twenty years.
Marco Antonio Vieira, the organizer of Blocao, said he has no intent of humanizing family pets with the animal parade and the contest that chooses the leading 5 finest dressed dogs.
“Thirty years ago they lived in our backyard, now they live on our beds. It is good for them to be with the owner. When the dog sees the owner happy, he is happy too,” Vieira said.
“Some people have worked on their dog costumes for three months,” Vieira said. “There’s nothing but happy people here.”
