Carnival Kicks Off In
Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's famous Carnival
bash kicked off Friday in Rio, with
thousands of revelers flocking to the
streets to celebrate the five-day festival.
Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes presented the giant
symbolic key to the city to Carnival King
Momo in a ceremony marking the official
start of the party.
Rio's traditional samba school parades
started on Friday evening, with students
from 16 samba schools performing in the
Sambadrome.
Carnival celebrations have also started in
Sao Paulo, where a total of 14 samba schools
would parade through the city's Anhembi
Sambadrome on Friday and Saturday nights.
Carnival is a popular festival in Brazil and
Rio de Janeiro's parade is the most famous,
attracting thousands of Brazilian and
foreign tourists. |
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