Rio 2017 carnival: Top samba schools showcase dance

If you like or would like to dance, I bet you should be at the Rio 2017 carnival as top samba schools displayed their dance skills at the carnival in RIO de Janeiro. Some of the  samba schools include; Beija-flor, Grande rio, Imperatriz Leopoldinense, Mangueira, Mocidade,  Portela, Inocentes de belford roxo, Salgueiro, but to mention a few.

The Rio Samba Schools are associations or social clubs, representing a particular neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro in the annual samba parade. They are not samba teaching institutions as their name might suggest. These samba schools are at the epicenter of the Carnival culture in Brazil and much of the “samba world” revolves around them.

Their main objective is to prepare for and compete annually in the samba parade. In the final months of preparations before Carnival, they hold samba nights (called rehearsals). These popular dance nights are open to anyone for a small entrance fee and provide entertainment just like night clubs do. The only difference is that you only hear samba music the whole night through, the school’s samba song of the year being plaid over and over again to practice the lyrics.

The samba schools are similar to huge football clubs, in many respect. They have a flag, a color-scheme and devoted, sometimes, life-long supporters. They clearly resemble modern corporate organizations, with several departments, sub-divisions, strategic partnerships and apply strong marketing techniques. They have a fan group of enthusiastic supporters, official headquarters, workshops in samba city and rehearsing samba halls, where followers meet, prepare for the next Carnival’s Samba Parade or just spend the night dancing away.

The carnival year-in, year-out is pretty colorful drawing quite a large crowd.

mheen..if you have nothing to do in naija at the moment, better go to Rio de Janeiro, no carry last o…

Rio de Janeiro carnival 2017