Voices, thoughts, and verses
Voices, thoughts, and verses that convey the history and emotion of Carnival.
Quotes by prominent figures
“Samba schools are social ways of existing, of living.”
“The people like luxury. It is intellectuals who like misery.”
“Carnival is not a dream world; it is real life.”
“Carnival is a cachaça. But a really good one, from Paraty.”
“You have to take out of your mind what you don't have in your pocket.”
“The staging area is the beginning of the gira.”
“There are very few of us today, isn't that right? In the future, I believe there will be more female carnival designers.”
“I didn't touch the roots; I just provided prettier vases for them.”
“Let's put Black people at the center of history. Let's shift the focus away from Duque de Caxias alone and highlight Zumbi dos Palmares, Chico Rei, and Xica da Silva.”
“Carnival had to change.”
“Carnival is an art form that reflects society.”
Samba verses
“O samba, a prontidão e outras bossas são nossas coisas”
“Salve Estácio, Salgueiro, Mangueira, Oswaldo Cruz e Matriz”
“O Rio abre as portas pra folia”
“Recordando a história do carnavalSob o comando do Rei Momo”
“Tia Ciata, mãe amorO teu seio o samba alimentou”
“Tia CiataQue era bamba pra valer”
“O chefe da foliaPelo telefone mandou me avisar”
“Foi na praça onzeDas famosas batucadas”
“Hoje a festa é do povoFaz a gente sambar”
“Arquitetando foliasNa apoteose, sou o astro principal!”
“E no despertar de um foliãoTenho o esplendor de um barracão”
“Derramando na avenidaFrutos de uma imaginação”
“Traz surdo, tarol e repiquepro mestre reger”
“Vai tremer, o chão vai tremer”
“Posso ouvir o som da bateria”
“Vem no tambor da AcademiaQue a furiosa bateria”
“Que emociona a velha-guarda lá na comissão de frente”
“O grande espetáculo vai começarPrepare o seu coração”
“Abram as cortinas, que o show vai começar”