King Momos of Santos
Waldemar Esteves da Cunha (born 1920) was King Momo of Santos from 1950 to 1956 and from 1958 to 1990, and until today, aged 92 and pensioned, he is the oldest Momo in Brazil.
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“Thy great leaves enfold
The ancient beards, the helms of ruby and gold
Of the crowned Magi; and the king whose eyes
Saw the Pierced Hands and Rood of elder rise
In Druid vapour and make the torches dim....”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)