Cidade do Samba (Portuguese, Samba City), formally known as Cidade do Samba Joãosinho Trinta, is a complex of buildings in the neighborhood of Gamboa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is used for Samba schools to prepare for carnival. About fourteen of the major samba schools have a warehouse in the complex.[1]
February 2011 fire
On the early morning of Monday February 7, 2011, four weeks before carnival, a fire broke out in the buildings. The warehouses contain many costumes and floats, often composed with inflammable materials. Some 8400 costumes and twenty floats, belonging to three samba schools, might be lost[2][3]
Cidade do Samba Joãosinho Trinta 2024
| Warehouse | Samba school |
|---|---|
| 1 | Viradouro |
| 2 | Imperatriz |
| 3 | LIESA |
| 4 | Grande Rio |
| 5 | Vila Isabel |
| 6 | Portela |
| 7 | Porto da Pedra |
| 8 | Salgueiro |
| 9 | Paraíso do Tuiuti |
| 10 | Mocidade |
| 11 | Beija-Flor |
| 12 | Unidos da Tijuca |
| 13 | Mangueira |
| 14 | LIESA |
References
- ^ Nobre, Carlos (2014). Guia patrimonial da pequena África. Rio de Janeiro: Centro Porta Cultural. p. 95. ISBN 9788568310007.
- ^ Globo: incendio destruiu 8400 fantasias dizem escolas do rio (pt)
- ^ "Fire destroys Rio's Samba City ahead of carnival". The Telegraph. 7 February 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
External links
- Cidade do Samba at CidadeDoSambaRJ.com.br
- Cidade do Samba at globo.com
- Carnaval at LIESA - Liga Independente das Escolas de Samba do Rio de Janeiro at globo.com
- An aerial view of Cidade do Samba at Getty Images
- Cidade do Samba images at Getty Images
- Cidade do Samba video at YouTube
- Samba City 2011 Fire images at Getty Images
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