The Three Seasons: Nearly 2,000 Couples Marry In Brazil (Video)

Nearly 2,000 Couples Marry In Brazil (Video)

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The annual event in Rio called 'The Day of I Do' aims at helping low-income couples who cannot afford a wedding.

Couples with a monthly family income of up to £640 are allowed to take part in the mass celebratory event .

Packed in to the Macazinho stadium, next to the world-famous Maracana in Rio De Janeiro, it was a day of celebration for the 1,960 couples present.

With the women showing off their elegant dresses and the men looking dapper in suits, they came together for Rio's biggest mass wedding.

The annual event, called 'The Day of I Do', is aimed at helping low-income couples who cannot afford to pay for a wedding. Couples with a monthly family income of up to $1,000 (£640) were allowed to take part.

Promoted by the local authorities, special commuter trains dubbed the 'I Do Day Train' were booked for the couples and their guests.

The joyous occasion was attended by 12,000 in total, including brides, grooms, friends, families and authorities. Volunteer civil judges presided over the ceremony.