Rio de Janeiro’s mayor handed over the key to the city to its Carnival monarch. King Momo’s five-day reign over the ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP ... 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 ...

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 ...

The Carioca monarch received the keys from the hands of Rio’s mayor, Eduardo Paes, in a symbolic ceremony at the city’s palace, which was abuzz with samba, color, and joy as a prelude to the ...

Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes on Sunday ruled out canceling Carnival festivities that ramp up over the coming weeks, but he recommended that revelers take precautions. "We are expecting the hottest ...

Rio sambas through a sweltering carnival as temperatures soar.