Rio de Janeiro Carnival returns in full force

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Rio de Janeiro Carnival returns in full force

STORY: Rio de Janeiro Carnival returns in full force DATELINE: Feb. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes speaking 2. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese): EDUARDO PAES, Mayor of Rio de Janeiro City 3. various of the carnival STORYLINE: 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. The carnival is Brazil's biggest popular festival and one of the largest carnival celebrations in the world. This year, the event returns to its traditional date for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese): EDUARDO PAES, Rio de Janeiro Mayor "We celebrate life because two carnivals were suspended due to the pandemic. We still remember that, two years ago, right after Carnival 2020, we implemented a home-quarantine measure. Everything stopped. And we did not know what was going to happen, or whether we will be abl

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