{"id":5460,"date":"2026-02-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homologacao.nerdbug.com.br\/?p=5460"},"modified":"2026-02-13T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T03:00:00","slug":"paulo-maux-o-rei-momo-de-natal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brechando.com\/novo\/paulo-maux-o-rei-momo-de-natal\/","title":{"rendered":"Paulo Maux: O Rei Momo de Natal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quando pensamos em Rei Momo, rapidamente vem Paulo Maux. \u00c9 um dos s\u00edmbolos da hist\u00f3ria do carnaval de Natal, mas poucos falam a sua hist\u00f3ria. Logo, o <strong>Brechando<\/strong> vai resolver este problema agora. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Natural de Recife, Paulo se mudou com a fam\u00edlia para Natal quando tinha 11 anos e estudou no Marista. Na d\u00e9cada de 1960 foi convidado por Djalma Maranh\u00e3o para ser o Rei Momo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Depois disso, foram mais 18 vezes no cargo. Com seus mais de 140 quilos, ele n\u00e3o passava despercebido pelos principais bailes de Natal juntamente com as diferentes rainhas.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nesse intervalo, o Paulo Maux tamb\u00e9m teve um concorrente, o Severino Cavalcante, que sempre criticara o reinado do pernambucano radicado no RN. Somente em 1979 que Severino conseguiu o t\u00edtulo de rei do carnaval.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a2875f6317b2&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a2875f6317b2\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/brechando.com\/novo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-29.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72732\"\/><button\r\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\r\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\r\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\r\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\r\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\r\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\r\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\r\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\r\n\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\r\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paulo Maux e carnaval eram hist\u00f3rias inconfund\u00edveis, mesmo com a sa\u00fade fragilizada n\u00e3o desistia da folia.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a2875f631ad9&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a2875f631ad9\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/brechando.com\/novo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-28.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72731\"\/><button\r\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\r\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\r\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\r\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\r\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\r\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\r\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\r\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\r\n\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\r\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Faleceu aos 49 anos, v\u00edtima de um infarto fulminante, al\u00e9m de ter apresentado complica\u00e7\u00f5es da diabete e ter chegado a 90 quilos, quase a metade do seu peso no auge da folia. Al\u00e9m disso, a sua doen\u00e7a fez com que ele ficasse aposentado por invalidez no servi\u00e7o p\u00fablico.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paulo, apesar de 40 anos de sua morte, \u00e9 refer\u00eancia no carnaval potiguar e seu legado persiste at\u00e9 hoje.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quando pensamos em Rei Momo, rapidamente vem Paulo Maux. \u00c9 um dos s\u00edmbolos da hist\u00f3ria do carnaval de Natal, mas poucos falam a sua hist\u00f3ria. Logo, o Brechando vai resolver este problema agora. Natural de Recife, Paulo se mudou com a fam\u00edlia para Natal quando tinha 11 anos e estudou no Marista. 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