Rio’s Carnival kicks off

Carnival in Rio kicks off with famous parades at the Sambadrome
In Rio de Janeiro, the world-famous parades have begun at the Sambadrome that kick off the Brazilian megacity's Carnival celebrations. Several samba schools, competing for promotion to the spectacle's elite class,
Rio de Janeiro carnival kicks off amid soaring temperatures
The biggest party in the world is under way as 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. Taking place in summer amid soaring temperatures,
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 festivities opened on Friday.
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.
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 straitstimes.com.
Rio de Janeiro Carnival kicks off
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. Some street parties have already been sweeping through Rio’s streets in the lead-up to Carnival,
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.
Video: LIVE: King Momo kicks off Carnival 2025 as festivities begin in Rio de Janeiro
King Momo kicks off Carnival 2025 as festivities begin in Rio de Janeiro Watch live as King Momo receives the key to the 2025 Carnival as festivities begin in Rio de Janeiro, marking the start of the week-long street party attended by millions of locals and visitors.
Rio carnival parade to highlight ongoing violence against transgender people
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Bureaucratic hurdles slow the beat of Rio’s Carnival street parades
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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 the world-renowned Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro in March.
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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 ...
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Rio swelters in heatwave amid run-up to Carnival
Rio de Janeiro residents and tourists baked Monday in scorching temperatures as the city's crowded pre-Carnival street parties swung into full gear. The municipality's Rio Alert system ...
The Latest: A day inside Brazil's wild Carnival parties
Carnival King Momo, Kaio Mackenzie, right, with Queen Thuane de Oliveira, hold up the keys of the city from Mayor Eduardo Paes, center, at a ceremony officially kicking off Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, ...
The Glamour of Rio de Janeiro Is on Full Display in This New Book
Just in time for carnival, Assouline's shiny new tome on Rio de Janeiro celebrates the spirit of the Marvelous City.