This Saturday (25), lovers of samba schools will have the opportunity to see once again the top six carnival performers in the Parade of Champions. The Sambódromo is expected to be full, with the presence of over 100,000 people, according to the Independent League of Samba Schools in Rio de Janeiro (Liesa). Tickets for the bleachers, chairs, boxes and boxes on the Samba Walkway on Marquês de Sapucaí, in downtown Rio, sold out on Thursday (23). Parade schedule The Parade of Champions is scheduled to start at 9:30 pm and will follow the official parade rules. Each association must present itself in a minimum time of 60 minutes, and a maximum of 70 minutes. Without the pressure of not being able to make a mistake in front of the judges, it becomes a moment of relaxation and joy for the members of the samba schools. The order of presentation is inverse to the classification of the school, that is, the first to parade will be the sixth placed. The parade ends with the great champion of the 2023 carnival. Check out the order of presentation below: 1) Grande Rio, with the plot that paid homage to singer-songwriter Zeca Pagodinho; 2) Mangueira, with the plot As Áfricas que a Bahia sings, which brought black ancestry to the land where samba was born; 3) Beija-Flor, with the plot Brava Gente, the cry of the excluded in the bicentennial of Independence and recalled July 2, 1823, when Brazilian soldiers defeated Portuguese troops who were still in Bahia, even after the cry of Dom Pedro I at banks of the Ipiranga; 4) Vila Isabel, with the plot Nessa festa, eu levo fé!, which celebrated different beliefs and religious festivals; 5) Viradouro, runner-up in 2023, with the story of Rosa Maria Egipciçaa, the first black woman to write a book in Brazil and who was forgotten by history; 6) Imperatriz Leopoldinense, great champion of the 2023 special group, brings the plot The captivity of the goat that the excommunicated man treated with ill-will and the Blessed One did not give shelter, who imagined the return of the cangaceiro Virgulino Ferreira da Silva, known as Lampião, to Earth after having no shelter in hell and heaven. Ramos’ green and white team had not won a title for 22 years. Carnival designer Leandro Vieira was inspired by cordel literature to develop the plot, which pleased the school’s community and excited the public who attended the official parade. Those who arrive early to Sapucaí can also watch a performance by Embaixadores da Alegria, a samba school formed by people with disabilities, including a group of wheelchair users who are part of the Prohibition team, from Detran-RJ. How the parade came about Radio broadcaster Rubem Confete, presenter of the program Histórias do Confete, on Rádio Nacional in Rio de Janeiro, says that the Parade of Champions began in the 1980s, after the inauguration of the Sambódromo during the 1984 carnival. for each day of the parade, one on Sunday and the other on Monday, a champion school was chosen. The chosen ones were Portela and Mangueira, respectively. On the following Saturday, the two competed with the best in the access group. The green and pink team won the title of Supercampeã, which is the only one, as the following year the title was no longer awarded. In place of this dispute, the Parade of Champions was created, with the first six placed after the assessment of the judges’ scores. “It was there [1984] that began the history of the Supercampeã Saturday. He was [uma ideia] from Riotur [ Empresa de Turismo do Município do Rio de Janeiro], allied to the leadership of the Association of Samba Schools. There was no Liesa [Liga Independente das Escolas de Samba do Rio de Janeiro]”, explains Confete, known as the griô or samba griot, who in African culture is the person who keeps the group’s memory alive, telling the stories and myths of that people.
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