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Themes of the Grupo Especial Samba schools in Rio for Carnival 2011

 

Here's the themes (Enredos) of each of the 12 samba schools parading in the top group of Rio carnival 2011, on the Sunday and Monday nights of carnaval. The Carnavalesco is the overall designer of the parade. Each school parades with around 4000 costumed participants and 8 large floats. The parade is divided into sections with costumes and floats illustrating aspects of the theme. Each school has its own song (samba enredo) written specially to explore the school's theme.

 

SÃO CLEMENTE - "It's yours, It's mine, Our Rio, blessed by God and lovely in Nature".  About Rio de Janeiro.
Carnavalesco: Fábio Ricardo     
IMPERATRIZ LEOPOLDINENSE - "Imperatriz warns you - samba is good for the health!"  Theme is about the history and practice of Medicine.
Carnavalesco: Max Lopes     
MOCIDADE INDEPENDENTE DE PADRE MIGUEL - "Parábola dos Divinos Semeadores."  A theme about agriculture and its history.
Carnavalesco: Cid Carvalho     
UNIDOS DA TIJUCA - "This night will lift your soul."  I've read this enredo but I've still no idea what it is about.  Maybe fear?
Carnavalesco: Paulo Barros     
UNIDOS DE VILA ISABEL - "Myths and stories laced through the hair."  Examines myths about the hair and hairstyles from around the world.
Carnavalesco: Rosa Magalhães     
ESTAÇÃO PRIMEIRA DE MANGUEIRA -  "The faithful son - always Mangueira."  Celebrates the life of the great Mangueira sambista Nelson Cavaquinho, on the centenary of his birth.
Carnavalesco: Mauro Quintaes e Wagner Gonçalves      
UNIÃO DA ILHA DO GOVERNADOR - "The Mystery of Life."   Charles Darwin and the theory of Evolution. Celebrating 150 years since the publication of his great work "The Origin of Species"
Carnavalesco: Alex de Souza     
ACADÊMICOS DO SALGUEIRO- "Salgueiro presents: Rio in the Cinema."  Looks at the role of the Cinema in Rio's cultural life, and the Role of Rio in the cinema
Carnavalesco: Renato Lage e Márcia Lage     
PORTELA - "Rio; blue is the colour of the sea."  Portela, whose colours are blue and white, looks at the seas and the oceans.
Carnavalesco: Roberto Szaniecki     
ACADÊMICOS DO GRANDE RIO - "Young Y-Jurerê, enchantress of the Isle of Witches (a story from Cascaes)."  A story retold by the famous Brazilian recorder of folk tales, Cascaes, with witches, magic and enchantment.
Carnavalesco: Cahê Rodrigues     
UNIDOS DO PORTO DA PEDRA - "The dream always comes to they who dream."  Fall into the land of dreams and use your imagination. Our dream is to surprise, entertain and enchant you.
Carnavalesco: Paulo Menezes     
BEIJA-FLOR DE NILÓPOLIS - "The simplicity of the King." About Roberto Carlos, reigning King of Brazilian pop music for the last three decades.
Carnavalesco: Comissão de Carnaval

 

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