The famous parades are back and the best samba schools in the city are present.
After the corona-related cancellation last year and the postponement in February, the city’s best samba schools have restarted Rio de Janeiro’s carnival for the famous sambadrome parades. “It’s a wonderful feeling to be back,” said João Paulo Damásio of Mangueira, one of Rio’s most popular samba schools. “More special than other years, the double, triple emotion.”
The carnival metropolis had suffered a lot from the lack of the biggest party in the world. “I really missed being with people, having fun. Brazilians need that human warmth,” said Damásio. The residents of the city and members of the samba schools are happy because after two years there are parades again and Rio is dancing again.
(c) REUTERS (Amanda Perobelli)Imperatriz Leopoldinense started the special group on Friday night. She paid tribute to director Arlindo Rodrigues, who took Imperatriz to its first of eight victories in the 1980 Samba Schools Championship. from school this time.
A total of six of the top 12 schools must report early Saturday morning (local time). On Saturday night, the presentations of the other six samba schools of the first division were scheduled. Mayor Eduardo Paes had announced the biggest carnival party in history. But a carnival of surprises was expected. The pandemic also hit the financially stronger samba schools, the cards were shuffled.
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