Rio’s Carnival kicks off as mayor gives key to the city to King Momo
Rio de Janeiro’s mayor handed over the key to the city to its Carnival monarch. King Momo’s five-day reign over the ...
The Latest: From small dogs to big cats, a day inside Brazil's wild Carnival parties
Brazil’s Carnival revelry is ramping up, from the raucous street parties to the glitzy parades. Saturday marks the first full ...
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Rio's Carnival kicks off as mayor gives key to the city to King Momo
“Don’t call me. Call King Momo until Ash Wednesday comes,” Mayor Eduardo Paes, wearing shorts and a Panama hat, told Carnival revelers as drummers and veteran members of local samba schools ...
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Rio's Carnival kicks off as mayor gives key to the city to King Momo
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro's mayor handed over the key to the city to its Carnival monarch on Friday, opening King Momo's five-day reign over the festivities. “Don’t call me.
The Latest: A day inside Brazil's wild Carnival parties
One of Saturday’s popular early-morning street parties is Friends of the Jaguar, on a beach looking across the water at Rio de Janeiro’s Sugarloaf Mountain. Thousands of revelers are here, all decked ...