{"id":318439,"date":"2026-02-16T18:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T18:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/carnival-in-rio-de-janeiro-kicks-off-with-political-controversy-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T18:01:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T18:01:00","slug":"carnival-in-rio-de-janeiro-kicks-off-with-political-controversy-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/carnival-in-rio-de-janeiro-kicks-off-with-political-controversy-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Carnival in Rio de Janeiro kicks off with political controversy | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/BNAH5MitM_4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Carnival in Rio de Janeiro kicks off with political controversy | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BNAH5MitM_4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Carnival in Rio de Janeiro kicked off with a political controversy when a samba school paid tribute to President Lula with floats depicting his life story \u2014 from childhood poverty to the presidency. 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