During the eight days of Carnival festivities in 2020, the public cleaning services of São Paulo, Brazil collected around 664 tons of waste. Street parades across the city accounted for more than 90 percent of the amount. Meanwhile, Sambódromo do Anhembi – the Sambadrome, where the annual parade competition takes place – produced a little over 63 tons of waste during the five days in which events took place.
Waste volume collected during Carnival festivities in São Paulo, Brazil in 2020, by location
(in tons)
* Figure was calculated by Statista based on the data provided by the source.
** Only including the five days in which parades at the Sambódromo took place.
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São Paulo State Government. (March 2, 2020). Waste volume collected during Carnival festivities in São Paulo, Brazil in 2020, by location (in tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 02, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1202277/carnival-sao-paulo-brazil-waste-volume/
São Paulo State Government. "Waste volume collected during Carnival festivities in São Paulo, Brazil in 2020, by location (in tons)." Chart. March 2, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 02, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1202277/carnival-sao-paulo-brazil-waste-volume/
São Paulo State Government. (2020). Waste volume collected during Carnival festivities in São Paulo, Brazil in 2020, by location (in tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 02, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1202277/carnival-sao-paulo-brazil-waste-volume/
São Paulo State Government. "Waste Volume Collected during Carnival Festivities in São Paulo, Brazil in 2020, by Location (in Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1202277/carnival-sao-paulo-brazil-waste-volume/
São Paulo State Government, Waste volume collected during Carnival festivities in São Paulo, Brazil in 2020, by location (in tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1202277/carnival-sao-paulo-brazil-waste-volume/ (last visited July 02, 2022)