On Feb 1st begin Brazil Carnival's Big Party. Carnaval is an event that happens annually in Brazil on the days leading up to Ash Wednesday.
In 2008, Carnaval officially begins Friday, Feb. 1, when the mayor gives the keys to the city to King Momo, the portly pleasure-seeker who ushers in the bacchanalia. The next four days are marked by neighborhood parties, lavish masked balls and impromptu fests all over town.
[Read more at CNN]
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