内容摘要：“I think it’s time that we consider the next steps, because this is getting pointless in continuing these hearings,” said Jessica Rosencrantz, the EU affairs minister of Sweden, which signed up to the declaration.

“I think it’s time that we consider the next steps, because this is getting pointless in continuing these hearings,” said Jessica Rosencrantz, the EU affairs minister of Sweden, which signed up to the declaration.

“I can say that the drum section really is an orchestra, it’s greater than an orchestra, because all the people there are musicians, people who studied. Not in a samba drum section; they’re drummers,” said Carlos Eduardo Oliveira, Mocidade’s drum master for 14 years, known as “Mestre Dudu.”Mestre Dudu signals to drum directors spread throughout the section, who relay commands to the drummers while making sure they are toggling seamlessly between the many grooves that make up a Carnival parade theme song.

“We understand each other. That’s our language. I have 16 directors in the middle of the section, in the core. I raise my hand, give a signal that will be repeated through them all. And the rhythmist understands,” Mestre Dudu said.Fans cheer during the Viradouro samba school parade, during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)Fans cheer during the Viradouro samba school parade, during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

A performer from the Mocidade samba school dances during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)A performer from the Mocidade samba school dances during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

While some less traditional schools accept tourists into their drums sections, Mocidade only allows locals. They were the first school to

on Tuesday night, the final evening of Carnival.A Konyak Naga sits outside his grocery store at Longwa village, on the India-Myanmar border in the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland, Thursday, Dec.12, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

A Konyak Naga sits outside his grocery store at Longwa village, on the India-Myanmar border in the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland, Thursday, Dec.12, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)A sign post pointing to a school in the Myanmar side of Longwa village, at the India Myanmar border village in the far eastern state of Nagaland, Thursday, Dec.12, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

A sign post pointing to a school in the Myanmar side of Longwa village, at the India Myanmar border village in the far eastern state of Nagaland, Thursday, Dec.12, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)Konyak Naga women carry baskets filled with firewood at Longwa village, on the India-Myanmar border in the northeastern India state of Nagaland, Thursday, Dec.12, 2024. (AP Photo/Yirmiyan Arthur)