This is a real story where the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Limassol join forces to celebrate the 2025 Carnival.
“Life is a Carnival”, a song written by the local Marija Savina – Miss4C, has created a cultural exchange between these two Carnival cities, uniting heritage and traditions.
Assisted by Vasily Papkovkiy, Marija transformed her song into an initiative to build a cultural bridge between Cyprus and Brazil. She traveled to Rio de Janeiro, accompanied by the Limassol Municipality and the Limassol Today team, to meet the King and Queen of the 2025 Carnival.
They gained exclusive backstage access to the grand parade and later returned to Cyprus, where the Limassol Municipality supported the hosting of the King and Queen of Rio Carnival in Limassol. In this…
