Garbage strike after Rio Carnival leaves trash piled high

Mar 7, 2014

Garbage strike after Rio Carnival leaves trash piled high

Matt Bracken 0 Comment World Brazil, carnival, garbage strike, Rio de Janeiro

A garbage strike in Rio de Janeiro after Carnival left trash piled high and a stink filling the air.

: Garbage collectors not taking part in the strike collect full trash cans along Ipanema beach during a strike by some garbage collectors in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on March 6, 2014. Rio de Janeiro’s cleaners got a police escort as they pursued their post-Carnival sweep up after some striking colleagues reportedly threatened them, in some cases with guns, authorities said. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

: A man walks next to full trash cans on Ipanema beach during a strike by some garbage collectors in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on March 6, 2014. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

: Garbage is seen on Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro on March 5, 2014. (REUTERS/Sergio Moraes)

: Residents walk near a dustbin filled with garbage on Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro on March 5, 2014. (REUTERS/Sergio Moraes)

: People run next to piled garbage during a strike by some garbage collectors in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on March 6, 2014. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

: Garbage is seen on Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro on March 5, 2014. (REUTERS/Sergio Moraes)

: Revellers walk through garbage strewn on a pavement in front of the Arcos da Lapa water duct in Rio de Janeiro on March 5, 2014. (REUTERS/Sergio Moraes)

: A woman walks past garbage strewn on Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro on March 5, 2014. (REUTERS/Sergio Moraes)

: View of full trash cans on Ipanema beach during a strike by some garbage collectors in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on March 6, 2014. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

: A reveler jumps over trash while posing during a street carnival bloco in the Lapa neighborhood on March 5, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

: A reveller walks through garbage strewn on the pavement in the Lapa neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro on March 5, 2014. (REUTERS/Sergio Moraes)

: People walk by full trash cans on Ipanema beach, during a strike by some garbage collectors in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on March 6, 2014. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

: People celebrate during a street carnival bloco in the Santa Teresa neighborhood on March 5, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

: A reveler tosses a doll during a street carnival bloco in the Lapa neighborhood on March 5, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

: People celebrate during a street carnival bloco in the Santa Teresa neighborhood on March 5, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

: People celebrate during a street carnival bloco in the Santa Teresa neighborhood on March 5, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

: People celebrate at a street carnival bloco in the Lapa neighborhood on March 5, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

: A reveler carries a doll during a street carnival bloco while marching in the Centro neighborhood on March 5, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

: People celebrate during a street carnival bloco in the Santa Teresa neighborhood on March 5, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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