Rio Carnival Parade – level 2

22-02-2018 07:00

The 2018 parade at the Rio Carnival in Brazil had an anti-establishment tone. Brazil has just come out of one of its worst recessions.

A dancer also said that the country still has problems with slavery, but the dancers want to share this message with joy and the support of the people.

Difficult words: anti-establishment (against the government, the ‘bosses’ of a country), tone (a general opinion about something), recession (when a country is not making money for some time).

You can watch the original video in the Level 3 section.

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