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King Momo (C) holds the key of Rio de Janeiro after receiving it from Rio’s Mayor Eduardo Paes (out of frame) and thus officially opening the city’s world famous carnival on February 8, 2013. The 150-kilogram Milton Rodrigues da Silva, the event’s undisputed king for the past five years in a row, kicked off five days of nonstop partying in Brazil’s Marvelous City, Rio. AFP PHOTO/CHRISTOPHE SIMON