The first night of samba school parades in Gold Seriessecond division of Rio de Janeiro Carnival, took place on Friday (13), at Marquês de Sapucaí. Seven groups presented their stories on the traditional samba catwalk, entertaining revelers as they tried to achieve good scores in front of the judges.
such as União da Ilha do Governador and Unidos de Padre Miguel, were at the sambadrome and shared space with groups such as Unidos do Jacarezinho, Inocentes de Belford Roxo and União do Paque Acari.
Check out the photo gallery from the Gold Series above.
This Saturday (14), they will cross the .
See the official schedule for the 2nd night of the Gold Series parades:
Saturday (14)
- 9pm: Botafogo Samba Clube
- 10pm: Short notice
- 11pm: Start of Engenho de Dentro
- 0h: Serrano Empire
- 1h: Serrano Empire
- 2h: Maricá Union
- 3h: Unidos do Porto da Pedra
- 4am: Unidos da Ponte