Rio Carnival LIVE: Samba Schools Light up the Sambadrome | Brasil Annual Rio De Janeiro LIVE | N18G

Brazil LIVE: Brazil celebrates the famous annual Rio Carnival | Rio's samba schools sparkle on day2 in Carnival's Sambadrome | CNBC TV18 Tens of thousands of cheering fans will pack the bleachers of Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome to see the second night of the top samba schools’ Carnival parades. Rio de Janeiro’s mayor handed over the key to the city to its Carnival monarch on Friday, opening King Momo’s five-day reign over the festivities. RIO DE JANEIRO - Carnival hits fever pitch in Rio with dazzling salsa dance spectacle. Top samba schools parade at the Sambadrome, the main stage for Brazil's annual Carnival festival, competing for the coveted title of carnival champion. “Don’t call me. Call King Momo until Ash Wednesday comes,” Mayor Eduardo Paes, wearing shorts and a Panama hat, told Carnival revelers as drummers and veteran members of local samba schools celebrated and sang traditional songs. “You should come for this guy. He’s going to be in charge of the whole thing.” Momo’s tenure is symbolic of society being turned upside down during Carnival. His role is inspired by Greek mythology. Momus is the personification of satire, mockery and irreverence. This year’s Momo is 28-year-old Kaio Mackenzie, from the working-class Mangueira community. Rio’s Carnival queen and princesses joined him, dancing to samba music as they held the city key aloft and confetti poured down upon them. #carnival2025 #riodejaneiro #brazil #livenews #cnbctv18