Religiosity, cultural resistance and tributes to great personalities of Brazilian culture will be highlighted in the third night of Grupo Especial parades at Marquês de Sapucaí, in Rio de Janeiro.
The opening of this Tuesday’s program (17) is Paraíso do Tuiuti, which brings the knowledge of Yoruba culture to the avenue. Unidos de Vila Isabel, Grande Rio and Salgueiro complete the presentations.
Last night’s themes
With the theme “Lonã Ifá Lukumi”, the São Cristovão school, in the north of the city, will discuss the Afro-Cuban tradition, highlighting the preservation of ancestral knowledge in the Americas.
Subsequently, the United States of Vila Isabel celebrates the life and work of multi-artist Heitor dos Prazeres (1898-1966).
One of the founders of the first samba schools, Heitor will have his aesthetics and daily life translated into the parade, highlighting the connection between samba and African-based religions, central elements in his paintings and in the construction of the country’s cultural identity.
The climate of innovation takes over the Sambadrome with the Big Riverwhich transports the public to the universe of .
The plot pays homage to the movement created in Recife (PE) that revolutionized the musical scene in the 90s, exalting the movement’s bands as peripheral resistance, connecting cultural elements from the capital of Pernambuco to Baixada Fluminense.
To close the night, the Willow pays posthumous tribute to carnival artist Rosa Magalhães (1947-2024), the biggest winner of the parades in the .
Through a playful narrative that originates in a library — the starting point of the artist’s rigorous research —, the school will parade historical figures and fairy tales to celebrate the visual and intellectual legacy of the “teacher”, culminating in a large gathering on the avenue.
*Published by André Nicolau, from CNN Brasil
