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Rio de Janeiro Carnival returns in full force
By Xinhua Published: Feb 19, 2023 09:07 AM
Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes (R) hands the key of the city to King Momo, the symbolic monarch during the carnival, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Feb. 17, 2023. Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes handed the key of the city to King Momo on Friday, marking the official launch of Carnival 2023 in full force. Photo: Xinhua

Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes (R) hands the key of the city to King Momo, the symbolic monarch during the carnival, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Feb. 17, 2023. Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes handed the key of the city to King Momo on Friday, marking the official launch of Carnival 2023 in full force. Photo: Xinhua


 
King Momo, the symbolic monarch during the carnival, shows the key of the city during a handover ceremony in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Feb. 17, 2023. Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes handed the key of the city to King Momo on Friday, marking the official launch of Carnival 2023 in full force. Photo: Xinhua

King Momo, the symbolic monarch during the carnival, shows the key of the city during a handover ceremony in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Feb. 17, 2023. Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes handed the key of the city to King Momo on Friday, marking the official launch of Carnival 2023 in full force. Photo: Xinhua


 
King Momo, the symbolic monarch during the carnival, shows the key of the city during a handover ceremony in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Feb. 17, 2023. Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes handed the key of the city to King Momo on Friday, marking the official launch of Carnival 2023 in full force. Photo: Xinhua

King Momo, the symbolic monarch during the carnival, shows the key of the city during a handover ceremony in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Feb. 17, 2023. Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes handed the key of the city to King Momo on Friday, marking the official launch of Carnival 2023 in full force. Photo: Xinhua


 
King Momo, the symbolic monarch during the carnival, shows the key of the city during a handover ceremony in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Feb. 17, 2023. Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes handed the key of the city to King Momo on Friday, marking the official launch of Carnival 2023 in full force. Photo: Xinhua

King Momo, the symbolic monarch during the carnival, shows the key of the city during a handover ceremony in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Feb. 17, 2023. Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes handed the key of the city to King Momo on Friday, marking the official launch of Carnival 2023 in full force. Photo: Xinhua