Brazil's "Zombie Walks" take the country by storm
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Hundreds of Brazilians dressed as zombies are dragging their rotting limbs while groaning and playfully lurching at tourists along Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach.
Wednesday’s “Zombie Walk” is one of several planned in Brazil on All Souls Day, also known as Day of the Dead. The day is a holiday in Latin America’s largest nation.
Such celebrations have taken off worldwide in recent years thanks to AMC’s “The Walking Dead” television series. The first episode of the 7th season recently aired, and featured the death of popular character Glenn at the hands of Negan, a ruthless man who kills anybody - zombie or human - who gets in his way.
While preparing to walk, people put on fake blood, enacted their best zombie impersonations and chatted about the show’s latest developments.