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Rio's Carnival Kicks off

The Associated Press on MSN · 18h

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 on Friday, opening King Momo's five-day reign over the festivities. “Don’t call me. Call King Momo until Ash Wednesday comes,

King Momo inaugurates Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival celebrations

Rio de Janeiro's Carnival officially kicked off on Friday, with the handing over of the keys to the city to King Momo.

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Video: LIVE: Mayor of Rio de Janeiro hands the keys of the city over to King Momo

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Associated Press · 20h

Mayor of Rio gives key to the city to King Momo as carnival begins

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.

Samba schools parade on 1st day of Rio's carnival

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A Rio Carnival parade will tell the story of a trans woman nearly burned at the stake

A Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro will present the story of a trans woman nearly burned at the stake in the 16th century as a means to spotlight trans people’s struggle in Brazil, where more of them are reported killed than anywhere else.

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Pioneering Samba: Transgender Women to Shine at Rio Carnival

A group of Brazilian transgender women will perform at the Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, leading for samba school Paraiso do Tuiuti. Their performance will honor Xica Manicongo, Brazil's first transgender woman,

Samba schools parade on the first day of Rio's carnival

With colorful costumes decorated with feathers and glitter, Rio de Janeiro's samba schools paraded at the Sambodrome on the first day of Carnival on Friday (February 28) night. The parade competition is one of the top attractions of the annual Carnival celebrations.

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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 ...

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Samba project led by Navy transgender woman in the spotlight at Rio Carnival

A group of Brazilian transgender women have been learning samba in the last few months as they prepare to take the stage at ...

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On eve of Carnival, costume factory fire exposes deadly working conditions in Brazil

The frantic preparations for Carnival, driven by lucrative private investments, underly the dangerous working conditions at ...

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Bureaucratic hurdles slow the beat of Rio’s Carnival street parades

While samba school parades dominate international attention, Rio de Janeiro’s “blocos” — street parades central to the city’s ...

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Rio carnival parade to highlight ongoing violence against transgender people

A Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro will present the story of a trans woman nearly burned at the stake in the 16th century, ...

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Rio de Janeiro swelters in heatwave amid run-up to Carnival

The municipality recorded 44 deg C in the west of the city, the highest temperature on record since 2014. Read more at ...

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