NO RAIN ON THIS PARADE This April 24, 2022 file photo shows a brightly costumed member of the Grande Rio samba school standing on its float during the second night of Rio’s Carnival at the Sambadrome Marques de Sapucai in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AFP PHOTO
RIO DE JANEIRO: After a two-year hiatus due to Covid-19, the jury for Rio de Janeiro's colorful, cutthroat carnival competition on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) named the winner of the 2022 edition: a parade on the theme of religious tolerance.