Under a shower of confetti, portly King Momo on Friday officially kicked off Rio’s famed Carnival, a five-day extravaganza that will climax in spectacular weekend parades of top samba schools. Milton Rodrigues da Silva, the…
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Party time in Brazil as Carnival gets under way
Carnival frenzy is sweeping Brazil as the South American powerhouse prepares Friday to launch a week of sizzling samba dancing, glittering parades, and unabashed merry-making. Over the next days this racially diverse country of 191…