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PHOTOS: Performers get creative at drive-in circus in Brazil amid coronavirus pandemic
Started in 1898 in Portugal, Brazil's Estoril Circus took a hard hit when performances were stopped due to the COVID-19 pandemic for almost four months. But the clowns, jugglers and artists of the circus have come up with a creative 'vaccine to go back to work. Inspired by drive-in cinemas, the circus, which has been in Brazil for 30 years, is providing drive-in shows to ensure that social distancing can still be observed. The pandemic hit the entertainment industry the worst and the circus is also reeling from the damage.
Updated on: Jul 20, 2020 4:22 PM IST
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Artists greet people in their cars at the end of their performance of the Estoril Circus despite the coronavirus pandemic in Itaguai greater Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, July 18, 2020. Following the measures to curb the spread of the COVID-19, artists of this circus have decided to go back to work as circus drive-in. (AP)
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A driver arrives at the Estoril Circus amid the new coronavirus pandemic in Itaguai greater Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, July 18, 2020. (AP)
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Children watch artists performing at the Estoril Circus rom inside their car despite the coronavirus pandemic in Itaguai greater Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, July 18, 2020. (AP)
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Juggler Lucas performs at the Estoril Circus amid the new coronavirus pandemic in Itaguai greater Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, July 18, 2020. (AP)
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Anderson de Souza, the clown Batatinha, prepares to perform in the Globe of death as his 2-year-old son sits on a playpen at the Estoril Circus during the continuing coronavirus pandemic in Itaguai, greater Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, July 18, 2020. (AP)
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Edson Luan, the clown Pipoca, performs at the Estoril Circus despite the coronavirus pandemic in Itaguai, greater Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, July 18, 2020. Pipoca says he can't hold himself with such emotion to start performing again. "To return to the work is good, but I still keep maintaining the social distancing staying all the time in my trailer," says the 30-year-old artist. (AP)
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Artists enter the Globe of death on motorcycles at the Estoril Circus despite the coronavirus pandemic in Itaguai, greater Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, July 18, 2020. (AP)
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A circus employee holds balloons for sale at the entrance of the Estoril Circus during the coronavirus pandemic in Itaguai greater Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, July 18, 2020. (AP)
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