[C19fan]

I am Catholic but this whole concept of participating in debauchery before Lent makes no sense to me, perhaps my inner Puritan.

[dfwgator]

Pretty soon they’ll be shutdown permanently so as not to offend Muslims.

[joshua c]

Thought they were moneymakers for the cities

[SamAdams76]

Carnivals are debauchery?

What kind of carnivals do you go to?

[jonrick46]

With Brazil holding the Olympic Games this summer, why are they worried? They should make millions from the international visitors.

[2banana]

How much can it cost to get people together to wear some costumes, walk in a parade and drink?

The Mummers of Philly started that way....

:-)

[BBell]

Pikers. New Orleans and some surrounding communities did not cancel carnival after Katrina.

[Bigg Red]

I have never been to Brazil (and have no desire to ever go there), but, from what I have seen in news clips about these celebrations, I would say it’s a good thing that these disgusting displays will not go forward.

[Gay State Conservative]

I was in Rio for the last couple of days of Carnival about 35 years ago.Pretty impressive...but my most vivid memory is that the guy got I chummy with on the plane (a Canadian doctor) was robbed of his camera right next to me.

Rio is,in places,a beautiful city but it's *definitely* Third World...100%!