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Rio Carnival: tribute to the Mino warriors of Dahomey from the Viradoura samba school, crowned
In Brazil, the Viradouro samba school won the Rio 2024 carnival. Its parade on the strength of black women, through the myth of a sacred snake from Benin, won over the “sambodrome” jury. This is the third title for this school from the suburbs of Rio.
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The Viradouro samba school during the Rio Carnival parade, February 13, 2024. REUTERS - RICARDO MORAES
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With our correspondent in Rio de Janeiro
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Sarah Cozzolino
She was the very last of the schools to pass, after four nights and eleven schools parading around the sambodrome. However, the jurors and the 70,000 people in the public were won over from the opening committee.
Among the dancers, an immense articulated snake made its way. The kind of innovation typical of the Rio carnival: below the carcass, a man lying on a skateboard gave movement to the animal. A sacred serpent venerated by the Mino warriors, who defended the
Dahomey kingdom
, where Benin is located today, and from where many slaves were sent by force to Brazil.
The parade, judged technically perfect, earned the school 270 points from the jury, the maximum possible. The theme, the percussion, the evolution of the parade or even the floats and costumes are criteria to define the school which will be crowned champion of the carnival.
This year, several samba schools paid tribute to Afro-Brazilian heroes, or to indigenous peoples, in a country where racism is still very present.
This is the moment to discuss the punishment for the crime. Are the integral parts of tripé related or not? pic.twitter.com/gJjESGhhQI
— Voz do Samba 🥁 📰 (@vozdosamba_) February 14, 2024
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