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Carnival cuts as recession hurts Brazil

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Rio's revelers are scaling back on spending ahead of carnival time. As Sonia Legg reports, Brazil is currently mired in an ever deepening recession.

Added on the 14/01/2016 18:40:03 - Copyright : Reuters EN

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