{"id":3220,"date":"2012-02-22T02:13:33","date_gmt":"2012-02-22T02:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=3220"},"modified":"2012-02-22T02:13:33","modified_gmt":"2012-02-22T02:13:33","slug":"sao-paulo-carnival-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/sao-paulo-carnival-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"S\u00e3o Paulo Carnival 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carnival in Brazil officially kicked off last week, and was in full swing over the weekend. On Friday and Saturday, S\u00e3o Paulo held its annual Carnival parade<\/a> at the city’s own Sambadrome. Fourteen samba schools squared off to compete for the title of the city’s best school. After an unusual outbreak of violence<\/a> during the awards ceremony, a winner was announced<\/a> this afternoon: Mocidade Alegre.<\/p>\n

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Photo: Paula Ferrari<\/p><\/div>\n

Here are the schools that competed in the “special group” this year for the city’s top honors:<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Acad\u00eamicos do Tucuruvi [Academics of Tucuruvi]
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00c1guia de Ouro [Golden Eagle]
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Camisa Verde e Branco [Green and White Shirt]
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Drag\u00f5es da Real [Royal Dragons]
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Gavi\u00f5es da Fiel [Faithful Hawks]
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Imp\u00e9rio de Casa Verde [Empire of the Green House]
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mancha Verde [Green Stain]
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mocidade Alegre [Happy Youth] – pictured left
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0P\u00e9rola Negra [Black Pearl]
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Rosas de Ouro [Gold Roses]
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Tom Maior [Bigger Pitch]
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Unidos de Vila Maria [Mary Village United]
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Vai-Vai [Go-Go]
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0X-9 Paulistana [X-9 from S\u00e3o Paulo]<\/p>\n

Here’s Mocidade Alegre’s song from this year. Their theme centered around Afro-Brazilian deities.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vi5YDZH2RaI<\/a><\/p>\n

Here’s a bit about the winning samba school’s history, from their website<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Em 24 de setembro de 1967, nasceu o Gr\u00eamio Recreativo Mocidade Alegre. Seu primeiro presidente foi Juarez da Cruz. O batuque atra\u00eda aos poucos os grandes nomes do samba de S\u00e3o Paulo, que foram chegando e transmitindo conhecimentos. Dr\u00e1usio da Cruz, da Escola de Samba Imp\u00e9rio do Samba de Santos, come\u00e7ou a ensaiar os passistas e ritmistas. Estreitando os la\u00e7os entre as escolas, a Mocidade Alegre ganhava assim a sua nobre madrinha. Em 1969, a Mocidade Alegre transformou-se de bloco carnavalesco em escola de samba. Depois disso, foi tricampe\u00e3 do carnaval paulistano, logo ap\u00f3s subir para o grupo principal. A escola tamb\u00e9m foi a primeira a primeira a ser convidada pelo Minist\u00e9rio da Cultura a representar a Cultura da Raiz Paulistana na Europa, viajando para a Ilha da Madeira. A Mocidade Alegre sempre se manteve entre as principais agremia\u00e7\u00f5es paulistanas e foi campe\u00e3 de 2010. Em 2011, ficou em 7\u00b0 lugar.<\/em><\/p>\n

And here are some more photos<\/a> from the Mocidade parade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Carnival in Brazil officially kicked off last week, and was in full swing over the weekend. On Friday and Saturday, S\u00e3o Paulo held its annual Carnival parade at the city’s own Sambadrome. Fourteen samba schools squared off to compete for the title of the city’s best school. After an unusual outbreak of violence during the…<\/p>\n

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