Carnival suspended in Paraty, Brazil after deadly shooting

Authorities in Brazilian city Paraty have suspended Carnival festivities after gunfire killed one person and injured nine others.The mayor’s office of the seaside colonial city says a man opened fire in a central plaza during the Bloco da Lama, or Mud Street Party, killing a 21-year-old man and injuring nine others. Police are searching for the shooter.

An act against violence and to promote peace.

Paraty Municipality Official

City officials met with Carnival representatives and decided to suspend festivities on Sunday. They did not say if they would be allowed to resume on Monday and Tuesday. In Paraty’s Carinval, revelers throw themselves into mud deposits, emerging totally covered in sludge. They dance on the beach amid cavemen chants of “uga, uga.”

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