RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Mayor Cesar Maia kicked off Rio de Janeiro's annual carnival Tuesday by handing over the key to the city to the Rei Momo, or carnival king, and jokingly putting him in charge ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Mayor Cesar Maia kicked off Rio de Janeiro’s annual carnival Tuesday by handing over the key to the city to the Rei Momo, or carnival king, and jokingly putting him in charge ...

Rio Carnival kicks off: The Rei Momo, or Carnival King, center, holds up the key of the city during a carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday. The appearance of the Rei Momo marks the beginning of ...

Rio's famous carnival opened Friday with Mayor Marcelo Crivella having to defend himself against accusations that his evangelical beliefs lead him to spoil the party. In a ceremony on the steps of the ...

Fat King Momo, the Lord of Misrule, declared Carnival open in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro on Friday and called on revelers to have fun but use condoms during five days of the world's biggest ...

Rio de Janeiro's carnival officially kicks off Friday, but this year revellers have more on their minds than drinking, dancing and dressing up -- there's politics. Rei Momo, the genial carnival king ...

Rio de Janeiro's famous carnival opened Friday with Mayor Marcelo Crivella having to defend himself against accusations that his evangelical beliefs have made him a killjoy. In a ceremony on the steps ...