Флашмоб в Бразилия отбелязва 500 дни до началото на параолимпийските игри

Hundreds of people took part in a flashmob dance on Copacabana Beach to mark the start of the official 500-day countdown to the Paralympic Games, in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. Despite the rain, choreographer Deborah Colker led the group as they performed a range of different traditional and modern dance styles such as hip-hop, samba, forro and disco. Colker said that "Brazil is a country where dance and music is very important, we express ourselves through music and through dance. Today we announce 500 days before the Paralympic Games, and we want to do this through culture, through dance." The Paralympic Games, set to take place in Brazil in August 2016 will see around 4,350 Paralympians from more than 160 nations compete in Rio.