Sunday night (2) and dawn on Monday (3) marked the Beginning of the Samba Schools parades of the Special Group of Rio de Janeiro. United of Padre Miguel, Empress Leopoldinense, Unidos do Viradouro and First Mangueira Station were the first schools to perform at Sapucaí during the Carnaval 2025.
At the beginning of the first night of parades, Unidos de Padre Miguel stood out with the floats and ended the presentation within the expected time. However, one of the wings appeared with incomplete fantasies, which may decrease the score of the association.
Empress Leopoldinense also suffered some problems with the Bahian wing. However, the production of fantasies and make -up stood out during the parade, as well as the front commission of the samba school.
Viradouro had the presentation highlighted in several visual aspects, such as using kinetic art to grant the sense of movement to a float with a 15 meter doll.
However, the school had to hurry to end the parade within the expected time and the muse of the association, Lore Improta, slipped in front of the jurors.
The First Station of Mangueira, the last school to perform at night, is parading on the avenue.
Get to know the plots that were presented
After winning the UNITED FROM PADRE MIGUEL He made his return to the special group telling the story of Iyá Nassô and the White House Terreiro of Engenho Velho. “Woe to the mother of the mother” There is a signature of Lucas Milato, who was already in the West Zone of Rio, and Alexandre Louzada, who arrived at school to make this year’s parade.
I and Empress Leopoldinensecurrent runner-up, had as a plot. After almost 50 years, the school-also known as Queen of Ramos-addresses the Afro-religious theme linked to the mythology of the Orixás.
Directly from Niterói, the Viradourochampion of 2024, continues in search of the fourth title in the revelry from, plot that told the story of the Afro-Indian entity that manifests itself as Caboclo, Master and Exu/Trunheiro.
Signatured by Tarcísio Zanon, the plot returns to the first half of the 19th century, in the state of Pernambuco, in the northeast of Brazil, where Quilombo do Catucá was a focus of resistance and saw its last leader, João Batista, the Malunguinho, to be harshly persecuted by his libertarian acts.
Ending the night, the Hose It presents in the Marquis of Sapucaí. The parade was developed by Carnival Sidnei França.
