RIO SAMBA E CARNAVAL 2017 MAGAZINE - NORTH AMERICA EDITION by RIO SAMBA E CARNAVAL

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NORTH AMERICAN EDITION

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message

Vinicius Lummertz, president of the Institute, praises the Brazilian culture

Editor

Schedule

Mauricio de Araújo Mattos

coordination

Samba Schools parade timetable and entrance order

Fernando Araújo

Graphic Design Texts

Fabio P Corazza

Fernando Araújo, Rafael Galdo

Photos

Agência FotoBR, Alex Ferro, Alexandre Loureiro,

Alexandre Vidal, Ari Versiani, Arquivo Riotur, Embratur, Genílson Araújo,

parades

Levy Ribeiro, Ligia Cunha, Luciola Villela, Luis Alvarenga, Paulo Múmia

Themes and technical information about the Samba Schools

Translation Preprint Cover

Full FX

Printers

Margraf

Viviane Araújo, photographed by Alexandre Vidal/Agência FotoBR

marketing

Sambadrome

Marina Guimarães Reginato

Carlos Eduardo Reginato

Administrative Financial Manager Márcia

Infographic on the main stage of Rio's Carnival

Operational Manager Nilton Press Relations

Cristina Oliveira Silva

Apolinário (Suca)

Carlos Sampaio

Administration & Support

Antonio Romulo da Silva,

Celia Regina Santos da Silva, Flavia Gonçalves Sant'anna,

Contents city

Tourist itinerary with art, culture, gourmet dining and leisure options

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Guilherme da Cunha, Marcos Antonio Barcellos Costa, Paulo Sergio de Jesus Martins, Zenaldo Santos da Silva

Rio Samba e Carnaval – Av. Rio Branco, 257, 18º andar • 20040-009 Rio de Janeiro, RJ • Phone +55 (21) 2262-5329 • Fax +55 (21) 2533-1570. Trademark and logo are for the publisher's exclusive use. The reproduction or any material or photo is prohibited without the express authorization of the authors. This magazine is distributed free of charge across Brazilian embassies and consulates in the USA and Canada, and also across Embratur offices in those countries and International Exhibitions.

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thousands of people cross daily the Argentinean airports of Buenos Aires, Rosário, Córdoba, and Mendoza, as well as those in Montevidéu and Asunción. We are inviting them and the hundreds of thousands of viewers who watch sports and news channels in the whole world to the next attraction Brazil has to offer to tourists from across the globe: our summer. This invitation is part of Embratur's strategy to maintain the touristic flow in our country and, beyond that, to leverage even more the arrival of more and more people from different corners of the world. In 2016, we broke the record of foreign visitors. The 6.6 million international tourists who have been to Brazil, mostly attracted by Rio's Olympics and Paralympics Games, were delighted with what they saw. In a survey made by the Ministry of Tourism with international visitors, over 87% said that they would like to come back to Brazil. Are these numbers restrained when compared to the potential of the nation? Yes, they are. Especially if we consider that the major global touristic destinations allure thousands of millions of people and small countries from South America receive almost as many tourists as Brazil. The challenge is up: we have to transform Brazil from a country with a high potential to a nation of touristic eminence once and for all. We have already been tested and approved countless times in the last ten years since the Pan-American Games in 2007. Now it is time to work hard and with focus. We have to ensure that every summer season, every winter season, every period of great festivities — like New-year at the beaches, June parties in the Northeast, and October parties in the South — are treated like a new event capable of captivating more and more people, in this great race among countries to draw international tourists. That is why Embratur believes in this campaign. Promoting the summer, our next event, is essential. And during the summer, of course, the "crown jewel" is our Carnival. Both Embratur and the Ministry of Tourism are observant and developing strategies to support the Carnival, our great popular festivity. Rio de Janeiro knows how to welcome tourists during all main events. Its peak was in the Olympics when the same research from the Ministry concluded that over 98% of the visitors were charmed by the hospitality of the wonderful city inhabitants. The unique celebration of lights, colors, magic, music, popular culture, and happiness promises to be even more gorgeous on the first post-Olympic Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. Therefore we can shout proudly to the four corners of the world: come and see the most beautiful popular festivity on Earth. Our people will be here, with open arms, ready to welcome you.

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President of Embratur

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Vinicius Lummertz,

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Brazilian party

the year, in which the schools create real theatrical shows. It is the art of Brazilian people: authentic, creative and glamorous. In two days of shows, twelve associations dispute the title of Rio's Carnival Champion. Rio Samba e Carnaval has been connected to this history for years and has been presenting the parades' visual wealthiness on its annual magazine since 1972. The first international edition offers a high-quality visual production and brand-new content. It is a great innovation and invaluable contribution to the growth of our Carnival, our parade and our Carnival history.

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on his book Manifesto Antropofágico (Cannibalism Manifest, in English), the modernist

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Carnavaleidoscópio Tropifágico Last Championship

Never won in the Special Group Last year

Acess Group Champion (A Farra do Boi)

liesa ranking

Flag Bearer & Escort

Not ranked

Marquinhos & Giovana

Foundation

Drums’ director

1952

Ricardinho

Origins

drummers' muse

Morro do Tuiuti

Carol Marins

Carnival artist

samba singer

Jack Vasconcelos

Wantuir

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writer Oswald de Andrade affirms that the Brazilian people swallow the culture from abroad to digest it in a typically Brazilian manner. That's the spirit that Paraíso do Tuiuti will consolidate to try to continue on the Special Group. The school, champion of the second division of last year's Rio Carnival, will pay tribute to modernist artists, in their many manifestations. From painting, Tarsila do Amaral and her acclaimed canvas Abaporu. From music, Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil's Tropicalismo.

Ivete do Rio ao Rio Last Championship

Never won in the Special Group

Daniel & Verônica

Foundation

Drums’ director

1988

Thiago Diogo

Origins

drummers' muse

Duque de Caxias and neighboring municipalities of Baixada Fluminense

Paloma Bernardi

Last year

7th (Fui no Itororó beber água, não achei. Mas achei a bela Santos, e por ela me apaixonei…)

samba singer

Emerson Dias

Carnival artist

Fábio Ricardo

a parade that will make the audience get their groove on is what Grande Rio will carry out

this year, singing about the life of the Brazilian star Ivete Sangalo, one of the greatest names in Brazilian popular music. But the career of the Muse from Bahia will not be their only topic. They will go back in time, to the girl's childhood in the margins of São Francisco River, in the backcountry. Further on, they will also get to Salvador and Pelourinho's ramps. They will even present the Carnival from Bahia in the sambadrome. And, from her group Banda Eva to her solo career, they will show how the singer has become one of the hottest artists of the country. In the end, Ivete will meet the Duque de Caxias community, where the samba school is located.

Flag Bearer & Escort

Fifth place

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the image that Imperatriz wants to paint at Sapucaí features the legends, mysteries, and

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Xingu, o clamor que vem da floresta

00h10 and 01h15 Last year

Carnival artist

6th (É o amor… Que mexe com minha cabeça e me deixa assim… Do sonho de um caipira nascem os filhos do Brasil)

Cahê Rodrigues

liesa ranking

Drums’ director

Seventh place

Luiz Alberto (Lolo)

Foundation

drummers' muse

1959

Cris Vianna

Flag Bearer & Escort

Thiaguinho & Rafaela

Last Championship

2001 (Cana-caiana, cana roxa, cana fita, cana preta, amarela, pernambuco… Quero vê descê o cuco, na pancada do ganzá)

Origins

samba singer

Complexo do Alemão, Ramos, Olaria, Penha, Bonsucesso

Arthur Franco

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beauties of Xingu, one of the biggest Indian parks in Brazil. One of the leading champions of the Carnival, Imperatriz will remember the legacy of pioneer Villas-Bôas brothers creating the sanctuary that has been protecting 27 thousand square kilometers of land in Mato Grosso state since 1961, in a transition between the Central Plateau and the Brazilian Amazon rainforest. The school promises a parade of celebrations that will also alert against the threats faced by the Indians in the region, like wood merchants and the environmental damage caused by Belo Monte Hydroelectric Power Station.

a new kizomba (the school theme champion in 1988), but an international one: that is the

promise Vila Isabel has made this year. The association, famous for appraising the black culture in their parades, will now take to the sambadrome black music from the Americas. There will be hits from the United States, like disco music, blues and dancers dressed as Tina Turner and James Brown. From the Latin countries, there will be rhythms like mambo and rumba. But there will also be ancient Brazilian references, like calundus, afoxés, and congadas, each of them represented in different sections. In the end, local sounds from Rio will be presented, like chorinho and samba, of course!

Last year

Carnival artist

8th (Memórias do "Pai Arraia" – Um sonho pernambucano, um legado brasileiro)

Alex de Souza

Drums’ director

Wallan

Foundation

1946

drummers' muse

Sabrina Sato

Origins

Morro do Pau da Bandeira, Morro dos Macacos, Andaraí, Vila Isabel

sunday, starts between

01h15 and 02h20

samba singer

Igor Sorriso

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Fifth place

Last Championship

2013 (A Vila canta o Brasil, celeiro do mundo – Água no feijão que chegou mais um)

Raphael & Amanda

liesa ranking

O som da cor

Flag Bearer & Escort

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a divine comedy, but in a carnival. Inspired by Dante Alighieri's masterpiece, one of the

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most popular schools in the country creates its own version of hell, paradise and purgatory, described in the epic poem. In the very beginning, the reddish tones are going to take over to represent the underworld boat, on the first float. But there is nothing dark. Everything suits the carnival and will get to the Earth and the skies. Speaking of which, during this game, the revelry will be divine, full of harlequins, columbines, and pierrots. A space parade will conquer the avenue to get to a creation temple in the end, but it will be African, to pay tribute to the former carnival artist of the school Fernando Pamplona.

Salgueiro sunday, starts between

02h20 and 03h25 liesa ranking

Flag Bearer & Escort

Second place

Sidclei & Marcella

Foundation

Drums’ director

1953

Marcão

Origins

drummers' muse

2009 (Tambor)

Morros do Salgueiro, Tijuca, Andaraí

Viviane Araújo

Last year

Carnival artists

4th (A ópera dos malandros)

Renato Lage & Márcia Lage

2017 Theme

A Divina Comédia do Carnaval Last Championship

samba singers

Serginho do Porto & Leonardo Bessa

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Carnival artist

5th (Mineirinho genial! Nova Lima – cidade natal. Marquês de Sapucaí – o poeta imortal!)

Carnival committee

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A virgem dos lábios de mel – Iracema

liesa ranking

Last Championship

Foundation

2015 (Um griô conta a história: Um olhar sobre a África e o despontar da Guiné Equatorial. Caminhemos sobre a trilha de nossa felicidade)

1948

Third place

Flag Bearer & Escort

Claudinho & Selminha Sorriso Drums’ director

Rodney drummers' muse

Raíssa

Origins

Nilópolis, Nova Iguaçu and other municipalities of Baixada Fluminense

samba singer

Neguinho da Beija-Flor

a love story will follow Beija-Flor in the pursuit of its 14th title. The inspiration is the book

Iracema, by José de Alencar, one of the most famous Brazilian writers. The romance between an Indian and a Portuguese colonist, as the symbol of miscegenation in Brazil, promises to exhilarate the avenue. On the first float, the beautiful Iracema appears with majesty. Then, throughout the parade, she will fall in love with Martin, a white man with blue eyes. One detail: this year, the school promises to make radical changes and abandon the traditional Carnival presentation in sections. How? Well, the rehearsals are confidential.

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Beija-Flor

União da Ilha Phelipe Lemos & Dandara

Foundation

Drums’ director

1953

Ciça

Origins

drummers' muse

Tânia Oliveira

Never won in the Special Group

Cocotá and Cacuia neighborhoods, at Ilha do Governador

Last year

Carnival artist

11th (Olímpico por natureza. Todo mundo se encontra no Rio)

Severo Luzardo

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Nzara Ndembu – glória ao Senhor Tempo Last Championship

samba singer

Ito Melodia

after almost two decades, União da Ilha will bring an African theme to Sapucaí again. They will take to the Avenue the Bantus from Angola, one of the main ethnolinguistic groups that formed the Brazilian people. The school will reveal the Inquices, African deities that are not well known in Brazil, even though some of them are gathered and worshiped by the Candomblé religion in the country. They will be presented by the school beginning with the figure of Kitembo, master of time. From there on, the school will travel through the traditions of these cultures, showing their beliefs about the world creation, the harvest and the relations of time with the universe.

Flag Bearer & Escort

Ninth place

2017

liesa ranking

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São Clemente Onisuáquimalipanse Last Championship

Never won in the Special Group Last year

9th (Mais de mil palhaços no salão)

Flag Bearer & Escort

Eleventh place

Fabrício & Denadir

Foundation

Drums’ directors

1961

Gil & Caliquinho

Origins

drummers' muse

Botafogo

Raphaela Gomes

Carnival artist

samba singer

Rosa Magalhães

Leozinho Nunes

any resemblance to reality is purely coincidental. By the way, São Clemente warns that

their theme name is not supposed to offend anyone: Onisuáquimalipanse (a reference to the French Honi soit qui mal y pense, "shamed be he who thinks evil of it"). The school, which has always been famous for their irreverent and critical themes, will continue to follow its signature this year. They will tell the story of a ministry who, on a fantastic past, built a luxurious palace that he could not afford with his earnings. Then the King, who was furious with the situation, ordered the construction of a bigger palace surrounded by gardens, which he called Versailles. It was full of wealth, ostentation, feasts and wastefulness. As the association says jokingly, that is not so different from today.

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liesa ranking

2017 Theme

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allah meets xangô, the justice orisha of Afro-Brazilian cults. That is what Mocidade will

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offer in the Avenue mixing their traditions with Morocco's, in their tribute to the country this year. The association will try to relive its glory days rubbing the genie lamp. Their proposal is to present in the parade characters like sultans, represented on a float, and the famous Moroccan markets, which populate the imaginary about the African country. In this Carnival with 1001 nights, there is one curiosity: both the samba school and the country have a star as a symbol on their flags. A sign of luck, maybe?

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As mil e uma noites de uma “Mocidade” pra lá de Marrakesh

Last year

Carnival artists

10th (O Brasil de la Mancha: Sou Miguel, padre Miguel. Sou Cervantes, sou Quixote cavaleiro, Pixote brasileiro)

Alexandre Louzada & Edson Pereira

liesa ranking

Tenth place

Last Championship

1996 (Criador e criatura)

Flag Bearer & Escort

Diogo & Cristiane Drums’ director

Dudu

Foundation

1955

drummers' muse

Carmen Mouro

Origins

Vila Vintém, Padre Miguel and Bangu

samba singer

Mo cidade MONDAY, starts between

00h10 and 01h15

Wander Pires

based on the encounter of Louis Armstrong, king of jazz, and Pixinguinha, one of the

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greatest Brazilian composers, Tijuca will tell its theme about North American music. Cowboys, Broadway stars and pop divas will take over the samba avenue. In this Uncle Sam-style parade, one of the oldest samba schools in Rio, founded in 1931, will pay homage to stars like Michael Jackson, Donna Summer, Whitney Houston and Madonna. One section of the presentation promises to excite the audience in a tribute to Beyoncé: 150 Stiletto dancers chosen in wildly competitive auctions will represent the singer.

Tĳuca MONDAY, starts between

2017 Theme

Música na alma, inspiração de uma nação Last Championship

2014 (Acelera, Tijuca!)

01h15 and 02h20 liesa ranking

Flag Bearer & Escort

First place

Julinho & Rute

Foundation

Drums’ director

1931

Casagrande

Origins

drummers' muse

Morros do Borel, Morro da Casa Branca, Tijuca, Andaraí

Juliana Alves samba singer

Carnival artists Last year

2nd (Semeando sorriso, a Tijuca festeja o solo sagrado)

Mauro Quintaes, Annik Salmon, Hélcio Paim, Marcus Paulo

Tinga

Portela Carnival artist

3rd (No voo da águia, uma viagem sem fim)

Paulo Barros Flag Bearer & Escort

2017 Theme

liesa ranking

Quem nunca sentiu o corpo arrepiar ao ver esse rio passar…

Fourth place

Drums’ director Foundation

Last Championship

1984 (Stories in the sand) [Won together with Mangueira]

Alex & Danielle

1923

Nilo Sérgio drummers' muse

Origins

Oswaldo Cruz, Madureira

Bianca Monteiro samba singer

Gilsinho the famous samba artist Paulinho da Viola once defined Portela as "a river that passed"

through his life. And now the school, the biggest Carnival champion, has decided to sing about itself, as if it was a river, and about the most important rivers of the world as well. Civilizations that grew beside the Nile and the Euphrates, mythological creatures from the Amazon rainforest, and simple people like riverside residents and washwomen will cross the sambadrome. During the party, a counterpoint will be a section and a float that will remember Doce River, affected by the environmental tragedy of Mariana, in Minas Gerais state, where the breakage of a barrier dispersed iron ore waste in the river in 2015.

Last year

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believing they will be two-time champions, Mangueira is going to transform the Sapucaí

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in a great altar filled with saints, amulets and superstitions to present the many colors of Brazilian popular devotions. In this parade Saint George is the warrior, Saint Anthony is the matchmaker, and Saint Expedite is the saint of impossible causes. In the description of a nation that combines different religions, there will be references to mandingas (spells) and offers to gods. And an entire part will be dedicated to the Umbanda religion, with sectors remembering spirits like herdsmen and cablocos, besides a tripod with graffiti by the artist Toz to represent the rascal.

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Só com a ajuda do santo Last Championship

2016 (Maria Bethânia, a menina dos olhos de Oyá)

03h25 and 04h30 liesa ranking

Flag Bearer & Escort

Seventh place

Matheus & Squel

Foundation

Drums’ directors

1928

Rodrigo Explosão & Victor Art

Origins

drummers' muse

Mangueira, São Cristóvão, Benfica, Maracanã, Rocha

Evelyn Bastos samba singer

Carnival artist Last year

Special Group Champion

Leandro Vieira

Milton Gonçalves

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It is an art, culture and leisure experience

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by fernando araĂşjo

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A reference in the global scene, Rio de Janeiro

rio de janeiro has already been the theme of prose and verses, it has been the scenery of movies and soap operas, and there is always something to be seen and revisited during any time of the year

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many beauties and amazing places that sometimes it seems almost impossible to know each of them thoroughly. But it is worth trying anyway. Each country has its uniquenesses, which can be seen in the architecture that shapes its cities, or in natural landscapes that surround their main destinations, or even when those two factors are combined. The city of Rio de Janeiro has the sea, the Maracanã Stadium late in the afternoon on a sunny Sunday, Mauá Square with its magnificent museums and charming streets, Copacabana, Santa Tereza. All of those places can confirm that the city is elegant and sophisticated. The city is blessed with one of the most magnificent landscapes in the world, and therefore many people say that it is naturally the most beautiful city. Even if it didn't have any buildings or inhabitants, anyone on the top of the Sugarloaf Mountain or the Corcovado would say that it is a fantastic city. Tropical luxury and a lot of green spaces blend with the blue sea and the whiteness of the beaches, proving that Rio is the Wonderful City.

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43 The city also hosts one of the most desired shows on earth, the Samba Schools Parade. Considered the biggest open air opera, the parade brings spectacular creations that confirm that the Brazilian art is unique and authentic every year. The Wonderful City has already been the theme of prose and verses, it has been the scenery of movies and soap operas, and there is always something to be seen and revisited during any time of the year. The city welcomed the World Cup matches in 2014, the Olympics in 2016 and therefore has been renewed

and improved its hotel chain, gastronomy and has paid particular attention to the cultural attractions offered. Among the most famous beaches are Leblon, Ipanema, and Copacabana, which also offer promenades for walks, kiosks, surf schools and outdoor gyms, besides the sea and the sand. Rio de Janeiro isn't only a touristic destination, but an experience of distinction, culture, art, and entertainment. All the people who have visited the city have come to a unanimous conclusion: Rio is the fairest of them all.

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Tropical luxury and a lot of green spaces blend with the blue sea and the whiteness of the beaches, proving that Rio is the Wonderful City