Celebrities in Rio add more fun to the carnival. Especially Madonna and Paris Hilton have been center of attention during the Rio Carnival which has begun on February 12th. Scottish actor Gerard Butler also seemed to enjoy the carnival fun.
Eduardo Paes, Mayor of Rio de Janeiro presented King Momo with the gold key to the city during the official opening of the Rio de Janeiro Carnival. It is declared that strict security measures are taken to ensure peace and safety of visitors during the Rio Carnival. As Rio de Janeiro will be hosting the 2016 Olympic Games, this will be an opportunity for this colorful city to show the ability of providing the safety of the visitors. Government declared that not even the simplest criminal offense will be tolerated and outbursts of drunken violence or urinate on the streets will be punished. More than 100 people have already been arrested since the opening. Rio de Janeiro aims for changing the reputation for high crime rates during Rio Carnival 2010, however some argue that such restrictions and too strict security may disturb the exciting atmosphere of the Rio de Janeiro carnival.
Madonna, who joined the Rio Carnival fun with her two children and Brazilian boyfriend Jesus Luz, attempted to perform some samba steps during the carnival parade. However the crowd and the security agents prevented Madonna from joining the parade fun. She had to watch the carnival parade from VIP box as the guest of Sergio Cabral, the Rio governor.
Rio Carnival fun with Madonna
Madonna in Rio carnival
Paris Hilton also watched the parade from a private box. However, her drunken outburst attracted a lot of attention in the world media. Paris Hilton attended the Rio de Janeiro carnival as the face of an advertising campaign of a Brazilian beer brand and she got drunk and
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