The new generation of samba will take over Marquês de Sapucaí, in Rio de Janeiro, this Friday (20). From 5pm onwards, 12 young samba schools cross the avenuein a parade that precedes the Saturday of the Champions of the Special Group and reaffirms the role of children’s groups as a storehouse of talents in the
The opening, at 5pm, will be with Infantes do Lins, which develops social projects in the Lins de Vasconcelos neighborhood, in the north zone, and uses samba as an inclusion tool.
Check the order of the parades
Infantes do Lins
Heirs of the Village
Pimpolhos of Grande Rio
Tijuquinha do Borel
Youth Star
Hose of Tomorrow
Salgueiro’s Apprentices
Hummingbird’s Dream
Children of the Eagle
Empress cubs
Tuiuti’s grandchildren
Turning Hope
Among junior schools, the majority work artistic training of children and adolescents within larger special group schools.
This is the case of 11 of the 12 schools that parade this Friday: Herdeiros da Vila is linked to the traditional Vila Isabel; Pimpolhos da Grande Rio is the junior branch of the Duque de Caxias school and Tijuquinha do Borel reinforces the cultural identity of the Tijuca community.
The same can be said about Estrelinha da Mocidade; Mangueira do Ajante; from Aprendizes do Salgueiro; Sonho do Beija-Flor; Filhos da Águia, heiress of Portela; from Crias Imperatriz; from Netinhos do Tuiuti; and Virando Esperança, born from the 2026 champion, Unidos do Viradouro.
Transit
The Rio de Janeiro Traffic Engineering Company (CET-Rio) will implement a special operation to reduce impacts on mobility in the central region. The closures around the Sambadrome begin at 11am on Friday (20). At 1pm, the side lane of Avenida Presidente Vargas, towards Candelária, between the junction in front of the Cedae building and Rua de Santana will be closed.
From 3pm onwards, there will be new closures on Presidente Vargas, in addition to closures on Avenida Salvador de Sá and adjacent streets, such as Frei Caneca and Senhor de Matosinhos. At midnight on Saturday (21), the central lane of Presidente Vargas will be closed in sections in both directions.
*Brazil Agency
