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

Rio de Janeiro’s mayor handed over the key to the city to its Carnival monarch on Friday, opening King Momo’s symbolic five-day reign over the festivities. “Don’t call me. Call King Momo until Ash Wednesday comes,” Mayor Eduardo Paes, wearing ...

When Spanish actress Penélope Cruz announced that “I’m Still Here” was the winner of best international film at the Academy Awards, Brazilians roared at home and on the streets, where Carnival festivi

"Up to 5,000 people come to dance here every weekend, since 1994," Eduardo tells DW.

Rio de Janeiro's mayor handed the city keys to King Momo on Friday, marking the beginning of the symbolic Carnival monarch's five-day reign over the revelry.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Rio de Janeiro’s mayor handed ... Call King Momo until Ash Wednesday comes,” Mayor Eduardo Paes, wearing shorts and a Panama hat, told Carnival revelers as drummers and ...

RIO DE JANEIRO – Rio de Janeiro's mayor handed ... Call King Momo until Ash Wednesday comes,” Mayor Eduardo Paes, wearing shorts and a Panama hat, told Carnival revelers as drummers and ...