Madonna leads celebrity charge to Rio for Carnival

Madonna on Tuesday led a charge of celebrities descending on Rio de Janeiro for the city’s famously sexy Carnival starting this weekend.

The US entertainer triggered screams from fans as she checked into an upmarket hotel on Ipanema beach with her children in tow, Brazil’s Globo news websites reported.

The frenzy added to a crowd already gathered in front of the hotel because of another singing guest lodged there: Beyonce, who was wrapping up a series of pre-Carnival Brazilian concerts as part of a Latin American tour.

Madonna reportedly was to mix in a bit of work for her children’s charity Success for Kids, heading to Sao Paulo on Wednesday to rustle up donations.

On Friday, she was to return to Rio to accompany Brazilian politicians on visits to slums before throwing herself into the festivities of Carnival.

From an article by the AFP.