King Momos of Rio De Janeiro
Probably the most famous of the King Momos are found in Rio de Janeiro where the tradition of a presiding king goes back to 1933. :
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1933 & 1948 | Paper Mache Doll |
| 1949 | Gustavo Mattos |
| 1950 | Gustavo Mattos |
| 1951-1957 | Nélson Nobre |
| 1958-1971 | Abrahão Haddad |
| 1972 | Edson Seraphin de Santana |
| 1973 | Elson Gomes da Silva (Macula) |
| 1974-1982 | Edson Seraphin de Santana |
| 1983 | Paolo Vicente Paccelli |
| 1984 | Roberto Barbosa de Castro (Roberto) |
| 1985-1986 | Edson Seraphin de Santana |
| 1987-1995 | Reynaldo de Carvalho (Bola) |
| 1996 | Paulo César Braga Champorry |
| 1997-2003 | Alex de Oliveira |
| 2004 | Wagner Jorge Vanderson Santos Monteiro |
| 2005 | Marcelo de Jesus Reis |
| 2006-2008 | Alex de Oliveira |
| 2009 | Milton Rodrigues |
| 2010 | Loren Moreino |
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“Americans living in Latin American countries are often more snobbish than the Latins themselves. The typical American has quite a bit of money by Latin American standards, and he rarely sees a countryman who doesn’t. An American businessman who would think nothing of being seen in a sport shirt on the streets of his home town will be shocked and offended at a suggestion that he appear in Rio de Janeiro, for instance, in anything but a coat and tie.”
—Hunter S. Thompson (b. 1939)