Outraged Brazilian farmers in no mood for Carnival samba

A worker from the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school prepares part of a carnival float at the school's carnival production headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil February 9, 2017. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The peace and love that generally abound during Rio de Janeiro's Carnival festivities is threatened this year by a spat pitting a well-known parade troupe against Brazil's powerful farmers because of development in the Amazon rainforest.

Imperatriz Leopoldinense, one of the samba schools that march in the glitzy Carnival processions that kick off Feb. 24, plans to honour the Amazon and its native tribes with a parade featuring six giant floats and 2,800 dancers, musicians and other costumed celebrants.