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Beija-Flor is the grand champion of Rio de Janeiro's Carnival. The samba school from Nilópolis, located in the city's northern zone, claimed its 15th title in a year dedicated to honoring two legendary figures.With the storyline Laíla de Todos os Santos, the school paid tribute to carnival director Laíla, who passed away in 2021 after a lifetime of dedication to both the school and the Carnival.The parade also marked the farewell of Neguinho da Beija-Flor as the school's official singer, after an impressive 50 years of service. Neguinho da Beija-Flor, school's official singer for 50 years - Tomaz Silva/Agência BrasilIn second place was Grande Rio, which took to the avenue the storyline Pororocas Parawaras - As Águas dos Meus Encantos nas Contas dos Curim...

Tonight (Mar. 3), four additional samba schools will parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome: Unidos da Tijuca, Beija-Flor de Nilópolis, Acadêmicos do Salgueiro, and Unidos de Vila Isabel. They will continue the parades of Rio Carnival's Special Group.This year, for the first time, the performances of the 12 elite groups will be spread across three days (Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday). Since its inauguration in 1984, the parades have traditionally been held over two nights (Sunday and Monday).The first samba schools from the Special Group paraded on Sunday night (2). This year's parade kicked off with Unidos de Padre Miguel, a school from Rio's west zone, making its return to the samba elite after 53 years.The next school to parade was Imperatriz Leopoldinense, from the Ramos neighborhoo...

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Beija-Flor samba school crowned champion of Rio Carnival

Additional samba schools to parade at Rio Carnival tonight