- Title: "King of Misrule" declares Rio Carnival 2019 officially open
- Date: 1st March 2019
- Summary: GENEVA, SWITZERLAND (MARCH 1, 2019) (REUTERS) UNITED NATIONS BUILDING VARIOUS OF NEWS BRIEFING IN PROGRESS (SOUNDBITE) (English) UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS (OCHA) SPOKESMAN, JENS LAERKE, SAYING: "The U.N. in Syria remains very gravely concerned about the civilians fleeing the last ISIL-Daesh held areas of Al-Baghouz in rural Deir-Ez-
- Embargoed: 15th March 2019 23:05
- Keywords: Carnival Brazil Rio street party percussion group Rei Momo King of Misrule
- Location: RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
- City: RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
- Country: Brazil
- Topics: Human Interest / Brights / Odd News,Society/Social Issues
- Reuters ID: LVA005A46XM4J
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- Story Text: Rio de Janeiro's Carnival officially began on Friday (March 1) after the symbolic key to the city was given to the fictional Rei Momo, the King of Misrule.
Rei Momo, played this year by Wilson Neto, was given a large glittery key at Rio's sambadrome while a band played traditional samba tunes known as "marchinhas."
The traditional Carmelitas block party showed that Carnival was already in full swing Friday as percussion groups, bands and singers had crowds dancing and partying in the streets.
Brazil's most popular carnival parades are in Rio de Janeiro, and in the north-eastern cities of Salvador and Recife. Carnival will run through Ash Wednesday. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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