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    Strictly brawlroom: Riots erupt during Carnival samba contest

    By Gaby Leslie | Yahoo! News – Wed, Feb 22, 2012

    A samba competition turned violent during Carnival celebrations after hundreds of revellers started brawling in the streets.

    The chaos started when a man jumped past security and ripped up the dance results at the Sao Paulo Carnival Parade contest just before the winner was announced.

    Others followed in the madness by knocking over tables, damaging trophies and setting fire to dance floats.


    The man was reportedly a member of Imperio de Casa Verde samba school, which did not look set to win the contest.

    According to local reports, two arrests were made during the Latin festival, including the man who started the violence.

     

    60 comments

    • Arnie
      Arnie  •  3 months ago
      Brucie wouldn't stand for any of this. He'd chin them.
    • TonyW
      TonyW  •  Newbury, England  •  3 months ago
      That's the worst case of sour grapes I've yet to see
    • kevin
      kevin  •  London, England  •  3 months ago
      where did the guy in the yellow t-shirt pop up from? (4 sec in)
      Why was he under the table ????
      • I
        I 3 months ago
        Making sure his team won? Sure I saw him wipe his mouth too.
      • Flying officer kite
        Flying officer kite 3 months ago
        Look again 'I' he swallowed hard
      • muppet
        muppet 3 months ago
        good god man you cant say things like that officer kite , your a flying officer , sergeant strip that man of his stripes
    • muppet
      muppet  •  London, England  •  3 months ago
      funny how 1 person kicks off then a little later it turns into a mob , there like sheep baaaaa baaaaa
      • Richard
        Richard 3 months ago
        The only sheep's the British, Brazilians quality Women...
      • Flying officer kite
        Flying officer kite 3 months ago
        Beware of muppets on the dance floor
      • ib
        ib 3 months ago
        *there* like sheep...... oh dear.......
    • RC
      RC  •  London, England  •  3 months ago
      And they say football is violent. It also makes boxing look tame. So forward, side together, side and back, side together ouch.
    • MEL
      MEL  •  3 months ago
      Or even castenets !
    • Flying officer kite
      Flying officer kite  •  London, England  •  3 months ago
      Brazilian remake of 'Dirty Dancing'
    • David
      David  •  Poole, England  •  3 months ago
      didnt look much of a riot to me,
    • Chris
      Chris  •  Sao Paulo, Brazil  •  3 months ago
      WTF?!?!?!?! the shockingly poor quality of behaviour matched only by the shockingly poor quality of 'journalism' in this report... background is clearly (and sadly) not a part of modern journalism...
    • gerald
      gerald  •  Gibraltar, Gibraltar  •  3 months ago
      Good luck with a certain sporting event taking place there
      soon
      • Cristiane
        Cristiane 3 months ago
        It's an unfortunate incident, but please don't be so quick in judging Brazil. Not long ago there were riots right here in the UK and there are everywhere in the world, because some people are just stupid folowers of whatever. Be fair, though.
    • tony
      tony  •  Bradford, England  •  3 months ago
      1 step to far
      • Duncan
        Duncan 3 months ago
        too not to you plank!
      • Richard
        Richard 3 months ago
        Duncan, if you're going to correct people on their grammar... Just saying!
      • Lee
        Lee 3 months ago
        I too wanted to point out to should be too.
    • mark
      mark  •  3 months ago
      Samba's #$%$ It's just a load of 'look at me's' badly banging drums (the women one's are worse : bang that chip on your shoulder and make a noise). Pah.
    • George
      George  •  Portland, United States  •  3 months ago
      Could have done without the moronic commentary!
    • Robert
      Robert  •  3 months ago
      Good on them, these blumming talent contest are so blumming false its unreal, about time someone vented their anger properly! You watch if there's loads of publicity SC will try this one with BGT or X-factor!
    • Adam
      Adam  •  Mountain Ash, Wales  •  3 months ago
      What may look like a riot is actually old-school punk rock slam dancing that finally made it to the Sao Paulo scene after all these years.
    • Malcolm S
      Malcolm S  •  3 months ago
      It all started out over a simple kick in the castanettes
    • Luke
      Luke  •  Oxford, England  •  3 months ago
      Blame it on the boogie
    • Grommit
      Grommit  •  3 months ago
      Imagine what it'll be like at World Cup 2014 in Brazil, bad losers on the pitch, muggings in the terraces. Good choice FIFA
    • Rodrigo
      Rodrigo  •  Maidenhead, England  •  3 months ago
      That's the result of a mix of a very corrupt environment (the carnival industry) with soaring summer heat and the typical intensity of Brazilian people. That's why I ain't going back to that hole of a country, despite it being one of the most beautiful in the world. Lots of money there now but it doesn't mean the people have evolved...
    • Rodrigo
      Rodrigo  •  Maidenhead, England  •  3 months ago
      And yeah, as someone pointed out, that wasn't much of a riot by Brazilian standards at all...
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