União de Maricá, a school founded by PT in 2015, was champion of the Gold Series and will participate in the Special Group of do in 2027. The association won despite losing two tenths due to an accident that left four injured.
Maricá finished the parade two minutes late and at . One of the floats caught fire and the second crashed into a railing where school employees were. Four people were injured, and one of them had an open fracture.
The samba school created by PT’s national vice-president, Washington Quaquá, will replace Acadêmicos de Niterói, which was . Quaquá is the school’s honorary president.
Inocentes from Belford Roxo and Unidos do Jacarezinho went down to the Silver Series, the third division.
União de Maricá received sponsorship worth R$8 million from the city hall for the second year in a row. In addition to local support, the school also received a subsidy from Rio City Hall and the state government.
Maricá paraded with the story “Berenguendes and Balangandãs”, about the history of black jewelry in Brazil.
The school was created by Quaquá in 2015 with the aim of strengthening the local Carnival. It acquired the rights to parade from Império da Praça Seca, forcing the previous association to change its name, colors and headquarters.
The maneuver is similar to that of Acadêmicos de Niterói, which is similar to that of another school in the city.
With annual contributions from the city hall, Maricá reached the access group seven years after being created. The larger subsidy than its competitors allows the association to hire the main exponents of each area of the Special Group. , three times champion of the Special Group and currently at Imperatriz Leopoldinense.
The interpreter is Zé Paulo Sierra, who also defends Portela, and the Carnival director is Wilsinho Alves, who fulfills the same role at Salgueiro.
Last year, city hall and scale managers rehearsed a debate on spending caps to avoid an imbalance in competition due to public contributions.
It is common for schools outside the capital to receive funding from two different city halls. They also receive private and public sponsors depending on the plot, in the case of a tribute to a city or state.
