Flames, feathers and fangs with awesome parade

Beija-Flor Samba School is crowned with the winning Rio de Janeiro’s carnival parade competition.

Thousands crowded the giant of nine Sambadrome watching the top 12 schools in the samba title for the title of the year.

Beija-Flor was crowned winner on Wednesday for the 15th time, narrowly beaten the second placed Grande Rio.

It was a compliment to its late director, Luiz Fernando Ribeiro do Carmo, who was better known as Laíla, who died in June 2021 with Covid-19.

While the main theme of Beija-Flor’s Parade is a tribute to its late director, it also shows the floats with pyrotechnic shows and dancers dressed as demons.

The shows are judged by 10 categories of total 40 judges.

One of the main 12 schools of Samba competing for the title is paraíso do Tuiuti, whose dancers are parading in feather.

Among the unusual variety of costumes and performances, Vila Isabel’s ghosts full of white is Rio’s carnival.

Performers from Grande Rio Samba School, coming a close second in the back Beija-Flor, keeps a careful eye of the parade.

The mocidade looks pleased with a giant puppet.

Much of the mocidade dancers wear futuristic costumes, inspired by its song theme, this year is entitled to future – no limits dream.

Imperatriz arrived in the third of this year with a parade that included revelations adorned with gold and white skulls.

The school in Porthea Sampa gave honor of the beautiful Brazilian Musician Milton Nascimento. The 82-year-old singer writer in the crowd during the parade.

Despite their impressive floats, the States of Padre Miguel arrived last year and so does not compete with the top tier at 2026.

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